Addon install in WHM and in cPanel

[lvalics]

Hi all,

I have a small script which I want to Add to Add-ons section in WHM for ADMIN and also a user part for be in cPanel.
I need some help, cause I did not saw any good documentation on this.
Any help will be appreciate.
I'm interested which files to edit, where to add links etc.
Also is important that on an update to not be overwritten.

[chirpy]

It's actually fairly simple. It's just not documented and you have to hack around to get it working.

Here's a few pointers (giving away the weeks of work I did getting this up and running) using the cPanel Pro API (so cPanel Pro needs to be installed):

1. Application in WHM itself:

Check out existing perl CGI scripts in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/addon_*.cgi

2. Adding a selectable feature for cPanel accounts:

Create a new file in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/addonsfeatures/ with a unique name as:

/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/addonsfeatures/uniquename

With:

cpanelpro_unqiuename:This is my cPanel Feature

To use that feature:

/usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells/uniquename.html

With:

<cpanelfeature cpanelpro_uniquename>
<cpanelcell align="center" valign="top">
<td width="75" nowrap><a href="cells/uniquename/index.html"><img border="0" src="cells/uniquename/myapp.gif" width="32" height="32"></a><br>
<br>
<a href="cells/uniquename/index.html">My cPanel Feature</a></td>
</cpanelcell>
</cpanelfeature>

/usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells/uniquename/index.html contains the calls to your application depending on how you're going to implement it. I'll leave you to work out that bit

[lvalics]

TX for the help, so far I managed to work, I have some small problems still on user part with links, but I will manage it.
My strange question is, how can be done it to be applied to all skins??
I should copy in each one?
What if Admin will add a new skin?

Also on upgrade of cPanel (WHM) will be deleted this files (maybe cPanel see it as unknown.

And the last question but the last painfull ...
HOW can be that a software like cPanel with thousands of server managed with CP not have a decent API??

[verdon]

1. Application in WHM itself:

Check out existing perl CGI scripts in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/addon_*.cgi

That's cool... thanks for the tip

[chirpy]

My strange question is, how can be done it to be applied to all skins??
I should copy in each one?
What if Admin will add a new skin?

The simplest way is to symlink the cells/ directory to the x theme. For example:

ln -sv /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x2/cells
ln -sv /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/xmail/cells
ln -sv /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/monsoon/cells
ln -sv /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/bluelagoon/cells

However, that will only work if the theme supports the cPanel Pro API correctly, i.e. the following directive that appears in /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/index.html:

<cpanel dynamicinclude="cells/*.html">

[lvalics]

TX for the hint ...

[lvalics]

Is there a way to get HASH details from somewhere if I run a local file?
We try to use Accounting.php.inc and require a hash, even from localhost, or we miss something??

[SoftDux]

So, does this mean one can add anything (blogs, forums, CMS', etc) to cPanel Addons?

[rejected]

Is there a way to get HASH details from somewhere if I run a local file?
We try to use Accounting.php.inc and require a hash, even from localhost, or we miss something??

Remote Access Key left hand side of WHM

[lvalics]

We want it to get it without ask for users to enter it, somewhere automatically should be keeped.

[ganesh.rao]

We want it to get it without ask for users to enter it, somewhere automatically should be keeped.

The aim of security is lost then. I doubt there is a way to get that hash automatically.

[thewebhosting]

The aim of security is lost then. I doubt there is a way to get that hash automatically.

I am agree with you? there was nothing like security........

[ctrlogic]

It's actually fairly simple. It's just not documented and you have to hack around to get it working.

Here's a few pointers (giving away the weeks of work I did getting this up and running) using the cPanel Pro API (so cPanel Pro needs to be installed):

1. Application in WHM itself:

Check out existing perl CGI scripts in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/addon_*.cgi

2. Adding a selectable feature for cPanel accounts:

Create a new file in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/addonsfeatures/ with a unique name as:

/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/addonsfeatures/uniquename

With:

cpanelpro_unqiuename:This is my cPanel Feature

To use that feature:

/usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells/uniquename.html

With:

<cpanelfeature cpanelpro_uniquename>
<cpanelcell align="center" valign="top">
<td width="75" nowrap><a href="cells/uniquename/index.html"><img border="0" src="cells/uniquename/myapp.gif" width="32" height="32"></a><br>
<br>
<a href="cells/uniquename/index.html">My cPanel Feature</a></td>
</cpanelcell>
</cpanelfeature>

/usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells/uniquename/index.html contains the calls to your application depending on how you're going to implement it. I'll leave you to work out that bit

The thing is, maybe this thread is too old to answer my questions today, as cpanel may have changed, but I can't find a /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells/ directory.

[cPanelDavidG]

The thing is, maybe this thread is too old to answer my questions today, as cpanel may have changed, but I can't find a /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/cells/ directory.

The frontend is for the cPanel interface. If you are looking to add a new icon to the cPanel interface, you can just use our cPanel Plugin Installation File Generator: http://cpanel.net/developer/overview.html

[ctrlogic]

I have used the plugin generator already, I can see the new plugin in my customers feature list but there's no icon added in their cpanel... (Don't know why because I have browsed an icon in the generator)...