DirectAdmin Extended For WHMCS

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About DirectAdmin Extended For WHMCS

ModulesGarden DirectAdmin Extended for WHMCS addon module allows your customers to manage DirectAdmin accounts without even leaving your website! The most commonly used DirectAdmin functionality has been relocated directly to the WHMCS clientarea. Management of FTP, subdomains, databases and more has never been so convenient and easy!

• Clientarea functionality:

✔ FTP

✔ Databases

✔ Emails

✔ Subdomains

✔ Emails

✔ Databases

✔ Subdomains

✔ Addon Domains

✔ Site Redirections

✔ Login To DirectAdmin

✔ Login To Webmail

✔ Change Password Functionality

✔ Password Generator Functionality

• Additional functionality:

✔ Functions Manager Addon - Enable/Disable Functionality Per Each Product

✔ Language Support

✔ Supports WHMCS Version v4.5 and Later

Installation & Configuration

This tutorial will focus on how to successfully install and manage DirectAdmin Extended For WHMCS. We will guide you step by step through the whole installation process.

1. Login to your clientarea and download DirectAdmin Extended For WHMCS.

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2. Upload and extract the module into the main WHMCS directory.

Files in your WHMCS directory should look like this.

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3. When you install DirectAdmin Extended for the first time you have to rename 'license_RENAME.php' file.

File is located at 'modules/servers/directadmin_extended/license_RENAME.php' . Rename it from 'license_RENAME.php' to 'license.php' .

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4. In order to configure your license key you have to edit a previously renamed 'license.php' file.

Enter your licence key between quotation marks as presented on the following screen. You can find your license key at your clientarea → 'My Products' .

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5. Now you have to activate the module in your WHMCS system.

Login to your WHMCS admin area. Click 'Setup' then choose 'Addon Modules' .

Afterwards find 'DirectAdmin Functions' and press Activate button.

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6. In next step you need to permit access to this module.

To do so choose 'Full Administrator' and press 'Save Changes' .

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7. Well done! You have just successfully installed DirectAdmin Extended For WHMCS! Now in your WHMCS system press 'Addons' then press 'DirectAdmin Extended Functions' .

You will see a following screen. Let's proceed to configuration of your freshly installed module.

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8. Now we will show you how to configure a new product.

To do so log in into your WHMCS. Now press 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Servers' (or 'Setup' → 'Servers' in WHMCS v4.x).

Afterwards press 'Add New Server' .

9. Next, enter your server name, IP adress, username and password. Choose 'Directadmin_extended' from a dropdown menu and press 'Save Changes' .

Here you can also provide other server details like nameservers or maximum number of accounts.

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10. After you configure your server correctly, you will see a following screen.

Now you need to create a new group for your server. For that purpose press 'Create New Group' .

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11. Enter name, click on your previously created server, press 'Add' then press 'Save Changes' .

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12. In order to create and configure product click on 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Products/Services' .

If you don't have a product group, click on 'Create a New Group' . If you do, simply go to step 14.

13. Enter product group name and press 'Create Group' .

14. When you have a product group, you can create your product and assign it with DirectAdmin Extended. If you already have a product, go to step 16.

To create a product click on 'Create a New Product' .

15. Afterwards choose your product type and product group from a dropdown menus, enter your product name and press 'Continue' .

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16. Now go to 'Module Settings' section, choose both 'Directadmin_extended' and your previously created server group from a dropdown menus and press 'Save Changes' . Here you can also choose your Reseller IP and Package Name.

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That's all. You have just correctly created and customized new product which will appear in DirectAdmin Extended admin area. Let's check it out. Go to 'Addon Modules' → 'DirectAdmin Extended Functions' , tick 'Check All' and press 'Save Changes' .

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Now you can check the results. This is what your customers should see in their clientarea.

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Management

DirectAdmin Extended allows your customers to manage their DirectAdmin account via clientarea in your WHMCS system.

In this short guide we will present you the possibilities of our addon module.

Management of FTP Accounts

1. You can manage your FTP accounts through creating, modifying and deleting.

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Management of Databases

2. Owing to MySQL Management you can create/delete new databases and users. You can also add users to particular databases and set up privileges.

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Management of Emails

3. You can manage all aspects related to e-mail accounts.

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Management of Subdomains

4. You can create and manage your subdomains.

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Management of Addon Domains

5. You can add and manage your addon domains.

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Management of Site Redirections

6. Easy access to site redirections is very useful. Within a few seconds, you can redirect the page to point to another.

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Log In To DirectAdmin

7. You can easily log in to your DirectAdmin by clicking 'Login to DirectAdmin' .

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Log In To Webmail

8. With a single click of a button 'Login to Webmail' you can log in to your Webmail.

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Common Problems

1. If after install, you get IonCube encoder problem (wrong version), please open a support ticket. We will provide you different version of the module encyrpted with the old version of IonCube.

3. If you have problems with connection make sure that both ports 2082 and 2083 are open.