How to Install WHMCS: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

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How to Install WHMCS A Complete Beginners
Guide Planning to install WHMCS to automate your
web hosting business? Great choice! With advanced
tools from WHMCS, you can boost up the profit of
your business. Looking for whmcs installation
guide? If yes, then we can help you out. Have a
look at the steps you need to follow to install
WHMCS. Let's get started! Step 1. Download
WHMCS If you want to directly download WHMCS then
visit http//download.whmcs.com/. Are you a
reseller customer? If yes, then you must have
obtained your license key from a reseller but no
login for our member's area. Isn't it? Your
reseller can provide the latest WHMCS files in
this case. Step 2. Install Ioncube How to protect
the WHMCS source code? ionCube Loader is used to
encrypt the WHMCS and protect the source code.
Usually, hosting providers prefer to compile
iobCube support into PHP. Need help to install
ionCube on your server? You can explore the
internet for IonCube Installation Tutorial. Step
3. Create Database How to store settings and
data? Well, WHMCS uses a MySQL database. During
the installation process, you can create one
database or you can choose to create one before
you begin. You can check the Database Setup
tutorial on the internet for more information.
You may get different tutorials for creating
databases in cPanel WHM and Plesk. Step 4.
Restrict Database Privileges Have a look at
database privileges you will need for many
tasks INSERT SELECT DELETE
UPDATE
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LOCK TABLES
Additional privileges required for installation,
up-gradation, and activating and deactivating
modules including CREATE ALTER
DROP INDEX Step 5. Install WHMCS Let's have
a look at the following process to install
WHMCS 1. First, find the .zip file and unzip
the content to a folder on your computer. 2.
Second, change the name of the file from
configuration.php.new to configuration.php. 3.
Third, the entire WHMCS folder needs to be
uploaded to your website. Facing a problem with
uploading the folder? Try uploading the folder in
binary mode. 4. Rename the folder such as
billing. It is an optional step. However, you
can't name the installation folder as admin as it
is used by the administration area. 5. Then
navigate the installation script and click on it
to run the installation. and in case if you see
an error related to ionCube then perform the
ionCube steps mentioned above. 6. Follow all
the instructions like entering the license key,
file permissions, and so on to install the
WHMCS. Once done with this delete the
installation folder from the web server and keep
a check on the configuration.
Step 6. Installing WHMCS in cPanel 1. Do you
use cPanel? Want to install WHMCS there? Just
follow these steps and your task will be done. 2.
The first thing to do is to check whether the
hosting provider has installed WHMCS using WHM
software. 3. Then log in to your cPanel
account and there click on the site software
icon. 4. Then you will be able to see the
option of WHMCS click on it. 5. Choose the
domain you want to install WHMCS in. 6. Then
click on the install option. 7. This can take
up to 30 seconds to install. After it finishes,
you'll see a message of success, a link to the
login page, and the default login credentials
automatically generated. 8. Then click on the
link which is provided when you log in for the
first time.
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9. The interface will prompt you to check and
agree to the End User License Agreement upon
first logging in. 10. In this step, you have
activated WHMCS. If you already have one, enter
an existing WHMCS license key to do this, or
follow the link to purchase a new license. 11.
Once you are done with entering the license key
Click Activate to validate and complete the
process. Your WHMCS is ready to use now! Post
Installation Suggested Steps Configure WHMCS in
the following order 1. The very first thing to
do is to perform further security steps. 2.
Log in to your account and then configure its
setting. (Configuration gt System Settings gt
General Settings or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, Setup
gtGeneral Settings). 3. In this step all you
have to do is to set up the payment gateways,
(Configuration gt System Settings gt Payment
Gateways or, before WHMCS 8.0, Setup gtPayment
Gateways). 4. Then set up the products and
services you are offering (Configuration gt System
Settings gt Products/Services or, before WHMCS
8.0, Setup gtProducts and Services). 5. In this
all you have to do is to configure your domain
pricing (Configuration gt System Settings gt Domain
Pricing or, before WHMCS 8.0, Setup gt Domain
Pricing). 6. Then set up the support ticket
departments (Configuration gt System Settings gt
Support Departments or, before WHMCS 8.0, Setup
Support department). 7. Using WHMCS Support
Desk to set up email piping so you can handle
tickets. For more detail see Piping by Email. 8.
Make sure the WHMCS cron job is activated and
configure automated tasks (Configuration gt System
Settings gt Automation Settings or, prior to WHMCS
8.0, Setup gtAutomation settings). 9. Then for
a trial place some test orders and check whether
the setup is working or not.
Now, you are ready to install WHMCS in a few
steps.