Zimbra Email For WHMCS

About Zimbra Email For WHMCS

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Zimbra Email For WHMCS is a module which allows your customers to manage email accounts of your domain directly in WHMCS. Your clients will be able to conveniently manage mailboxes, aliases and quickly access their webmails. Our product is simple in use and offers everything you need to conveniently manage Zimbra accounts.

• Admin Area Features:

✔ Create Account

✔ Terminate Account

✔ Change Package

✔ Change Password

✔ Log In To Webmail

✔ Use COS / Custom Settings

✔ Generate Default Configurable Options

• Client Area Functionality:

✔ Manage Accounts

✔ Manage Aliases

✔ Manage Distribution Lists

✔ Change Package

✔ Change Password

✔ Log In To Webmail

• Configurable Options:

✔ Accounts Limits

✔ Account Size

✔ Aliases Limit

• General Info:

✔ Multi-Language Support

✔ Configurable Options Support

✔ Supports Zimbra 8

✔ Integrated With Advanced Billing For WHMCS - Server Resource Usage Billing (read more)

✔ Supports WHMCS V5 Up To V5.3.14 albo Supports WHMCS V5 And V6

Installation and Configuration

This tutorial will show you how to successfully install and configure Zimbra Email For WHMCS. We will guide you step by step through the whole installation process.

Installation

1. Log in to your client area and download Zimbra Email For WHMCS.

2. Upload and extract the module into the main WHMCS directory. Files in your WHMCS directory should look like this.

3. When you install Zimbra Email for the first time you have to rename 'license_RENAME.php' file. File is located in 'modules/servers/zimbraEmail/license_RENAME.php' . Rename it from 'license_RENAME.php' to 'license.php.'

4. In order to configure your license key you have to edit a previously renamed 'license.php' file. Enter your license key between quotation marks as presented on the following screen. You can find your license key in your client area → 'My Products.'

Server Configuration

5. Now let's configure a new product. Log in to your WHMCS, press 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Servers' . Afterwards press 'Add New Server.'

6. Next, enter your server name and Zimbra server hostname. Type in your username and password used to log in to Zimbra server. Choose 'ZimbraEmail' from a dropdown menu and press 'Save Changes.' Keep in mind that value of client area button 'Login to Webmail' is taken from the 'Hostname' field. If the field is empty, it is taken from an 'IP Address' field. Here you can also provide other server details like nameservers or maximum number of accounts.

7. 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.'

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

Product Configuration

9. In order to create and configure product, click on 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Products/Services.' If you do not have a product group, click on 'Create a New Group' . If you do, simply move to step 11.

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

11. When you have a product group, you can create your product and assign it to Zimbra Email. If you already have a product, go to step 13. To create a product click on 'Create a New Product.'

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

13. Now, go to 'Module Settings' section, choose both 'ZimbraEmail' and your previously created server group from dropdown menus.'

14. Afterwards, define settings of the module and press 'Save Changes'. Note 1: If you choose 'Use Custom Settings' from 'COS Name' dropdown menu, you can define your own set of user permissions using sections below.

15. Additionally, you can replace modules static limit with dynamic one in form of configurable options. Press 'Generate Default' near 'Configurable Options' to generate default set of them. More about management of configurable options can be found here.

Well done, your module is now ready to complete the first order!

Management

Let's customize your Zimbra Email and see what features it offers. No worries, our product is very simple in use!

Management of Mailboxes

Zimbra Email management is very simple. This is how it looks like in the client area. To proceed click on 'Manage Mailboxes' button.

Afterwards, press 'Add mailbox.'

Enter your details and click on 'Save' button.

As you can see a new mailbox has been created. Our module allows you to easily manage your mailboxes also.

In order to delete your account or change its status, simply tick particular email and choose suitable option from a dropdown menu as shown on the following screen. Additionally, you can quickly access your Webmail through clicking 'Login to Webmail.'

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Management of Aliases

Management of mailboxes is easy but management of aliases is even simpler! To start, press 'Aliases' as shown on the screen below.

Afterwards, click on 'Add Alias' button.

Now enter your new alias name, choose your mailbox from a dropdown menu and press on 'Save.'

Voila! New alias was successfully created. Note that you can easily delete it through clicking on 'Delete' button below.

Management of Billing

When you combine Zimbra Email For WHMCS with Advanced Billing For WHMCS, you will be able to set up additional billing options. Module allows you to charge your customers basing on the server resources used by them.

With Advanced Billing module, you can also display the current server resource usage and their cost and let your customers see it.

Tips

1. Zimbra Email For WHMCS requires SOAP installed on your server.

Common Problems

1. When you have problems with connection, check whether your SELinux or firewall does not block ports.

2. The error 'Could not connect to host' is connected with SOAP. To fix it, make sure that port 7071 is open.