Dedicated IPs on Add-On domains?

[Spiral]

Thank you for bringing this thread back to its original concept. I agree with you that a dedicated IP on an 'add-on' domain basis is needed for users of SSLs.

What do you mean "bring it back" as it never left the original topic!

Incidentally, I already said SSL was a reason for a dedicated IP:

Presently only 2 modes of operation legitimately fulfill the terms and
requirement of that regulation:

1) Merchant Use / SSL Encryption

2) Anonymous FTP Server

I don't argue with having dedicated IPs for addon domains, I am just simply pointing out that customers cannot have dedicated IPs for all their domains simply because "they want one". If they have a legitimate reason such as using each for e-commerce on their own SSL certificates then that would be perfectly fine to do that and there should be a setup to allow for that.

Where things become an issue and I have seen it myself is where clients ask to have a dedicated IP for all their add-on domains on their accounts and they have no legitimate purpose for allocating that under IP regulations.

[stevenc317]

Damn you love to argue.

Simple solution: cPanel... Offer the ability to assign a dedicate IP address to an addon domain WHEN & ONLY WHEN you are installing an SSL cert.

[D-Litz]

It is not possible from WHM however you can do it manually from Shell as:

If suppose your cPanel account username is "USER" and domains are:

maindomain.tld
addondomain1.tld
addondomain2.tld

Then you have to edit the following files using vim or pico editor

/var/cpanel/userdata/USER/maindomain.tld
/var/cpanel/userdata/USER/addondomain1.tld
/var/cpanel/userdata/USER/addondomain2.tld

And change the IP field to in each to your desired one.

Rebuild apache configuration file by using:

>/usr/local/cpanel/bin/build_apache_conf

Restart apache service

Edit DNS zone file of each domain and point A record to new IP.

Now does this effect cPanel updates? Will these settings stay put?

Did you happen to develop the script yet?

[stevenc317]

Now does this effect cPanel updates? Will these settings stay put?

Did you happen to develop the script yet?

When cPanel does an update, you will be fine.