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== Setting Up WHMCS plans ==
In order for WHMCS to integrate properly with cPanel, one needs to create the plans and packages to match cPanel. Each package which exist in cPanel must also exist in WHMCS.
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Revision as of 09:21, 21 August 2013

Connector for WHMCS

Description

Integration of OX App Suite with WHMCS/cPanel makes the deployment of OX App Suite simple for service providers and their customers. Web hosters can easily replace their existing webmail system on WHMCS/cPanel and provide customers a state-of-the-art, web based user interface with the benefits of a best in class, full-featured mobile web application – optimized for smartphones! The combination of OX App Suite, the provisioning of cPanel and the billing system WHMCS provides the perfect package for cPanel Hosting Provider and Reseller

Requirements

The Connector for WHMCS can be installed in any Linux platform that supports WHMCS. Version needs to be 5.2.5 or newer.

For WHMCS installation and licensing, please refer to: http://docs.whmcs.com/Installing_WHMCS http://docs.whmcs.com/Licensing

At least one cPanel server with OX plugin for cPanel, is needed for integration as well.

For information on how to install the OX cPanel plugin, please refer to: http://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Open-Xchange_cPanel_Installation

Mode of Operation

To be able to use the Connector for WHMCS, you will need at least one host with cPanel installed and properly configured to work with OX App Suite and Open-Xchange Hosting Edition and an additional server with WHMCS release 5.2.5 or newer.

The Connector for WHMCS enables hosting companies and their resellers to add OX packages to their product offerings as well as billing and support. The following architectural diagram shows how the Connector for WHMCS interacts with other components:

Whmcs environment.png

Installation

Obtain the zip file from the link above and save it to a temporary location.

Open an Xwindows terminal login as the root user and find the WHMCS base directory within the apache document root (for Debian it is /var/www/whmcs, for CentOS and RHEL it is /var/www/html/wmcs/). 

# cd /var/www/html/whmcs

or 

# cd /var/www/whmcs

Go to the modules/addons subdirectory of the WHMCS base directory and create a directory called “openxchange.” 

# cd modules/adons
# mkdir openxchange

Unzip the contents of the OX WHMCS add-on module zip file. 

# cd openxchange

unzip -a /var/tmp/Open-Xchange_WHMCS_Install.zip

Archive:  ../Open-Xchange_WHMCS_Install.zip
extracting: config.ini              [text]  
 inflating: hooks.php               [text]  
 inflating: openxchange.php         [text]  
  creating: controllers/
 inflating: controllers/ox_controller.php  [text]  
  creating: lang/
 inflating: lang/english.php        [text]  
  creating: library/
 inflating: library/ox.php          [text]  
  creating: models/
 inflating: models/ox_model.php     [text]  
  creating: views/
 inflating: views/list_addon.php    [text]  
 inflating: views/manage_ox_packages.php  [text]  
 inflating: views/oxprofile.php     [text]  
 inflating: views/search.php        [text]
Whmcs login.png

Now login to the WMCS console via http://your.server.name/whmcs/admin

Whmcs addon modules.png

Once you login, go to Setup -> “Addon Modules”

Whmcs addon activation.png

After getting to the Connector for WHMCS within the list of modules, proceed to activate and configure the Connector by providing the OX App Suite URL and login credentials.

Configuration - First steps

Launching WHMCS

Whmcs login.png

Login to the WMCS console via http://your.server.name/whmcs/admin

Setting Up cPanel server

Cpanel screen 002.png

Once within WHMCS, go to Setup -> Product/Services -> Servers -> Add new Server.

Cpanel screen 003.png

Enter the different attributes for the new cPanel host instance, make sure to scroll down and choose type cPanel and the right credentials to access the host

Setting Up WHMCS plans

In order for WHMCS to integrate properly with cPanel, one needs to create the plans and packages to match cPanel. Each package which exist in cPanel must also exist in WHMCS.

Cpanel screen 005.png

Go to Setup ⇒ Products/Services -> Products/Services -> Create a New Product

Cpanel screen 006.png

Click on continue and proceed to enter relevant information

Cpanel screen 007.png

Go to the Module Settings tab and enter „Module Name“ and „WHM Package Name,“ this is the name that must match with cPanel.

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