WHMCS Action Hooks vs. Cpanel Hooks

[mike2352]

Hi,

 

1) I'm wondering, what's the advantage, if any, of using WHMCS action hooks vs. the Cpanel Hooks to run a script after a new hosting account is created?

 

Wouldn't it be better to use the Cpanel hook directly?

http://twiki.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/ScriptHooks

 

and use this Cpanel hook?:

/scripts/postwwwacct

 

instead of the WHMCS action hook:

ClientAdd

 

2) If it's done via the Cpanel postwwwacct hook, would this still run only once WHMCS confirms that a payment has been received for the new hosting account and auto-creates the new hosting account?

 

3) If #2 is true, then would it be better to simply use the Cpanel hook? Or, am I missing something here?

 

Thank you in advance for your help!

[Shaun]

Hi,

 

1) I'm wondering, what's the advantage, if any, of using WHMCS action hooks vs. the Cpanel Hooks to run a script after a new hosting account is created?

 

Wouldn't it be better to use the Cpanel hook directly?

http://twiki.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/ScriptHooks

 

and use this Cpanel hook?:

/scripts/postwwwacct

 

instead of the WHMCS action hook:

ClientAdd

WHMCS is Hosting system independant.

The hooks are in whmcs incase you have to interact with say 2 systems. Cpanel and XYZPanel.

 

 

2) If it's done via the Cpanel postwwwacct hook, would this still run only once WHMCS confirms that a payment has been received for the new hosting account and auto-creates the new hosting account?

The cPanel account will only be created once payment is received (if you have whmcs configured that way) and the cPanel api will only run when the account is created in cpanel.

So by transferance and logic yes.

 

3) If #2 is true, then would it be better to simply use the Cpanel hook? Or, am I missing something here?

Each has its positives and negatives.

It all depends on the task. IF each cpanel server has different details then each server may be different. Also the whmcs hooks may have data that you need from custom fields etc. Like "Joomla Admin Password", this info may not be accessable from inside the cpanel hooks.

[mike2352]

Thank you for your help Shaun!

 

Got the other message in the double posted thread as well.

[mike2352]

On another thought:

 

I posted a reply to your thread here (redirecting in Cpanel on login - great info by the way!):

http://forum.whmcs.com/showthread.php?t=17665

 

Please let me know your thoughts.