Test if a feature is enabled or not via the cPanel xmlapi (not WHM)?

[skyd]

Hi,

Any way to test if a feature is active or not via the cPanel xmlapi (ports 2082/2083) and not the WHM ports (2086/2087)?

E.g., "getfile" in Fileman Module Documentation: The description states that "It requires access to the 'filemanager' feature".
How can that be tested not via the WHM ports?

Thanks.

 

[cPanelDavidN]

Unfortunately, there is not an API1 or API2 call that provides a feature check.

If you were making the queries locally, instead of the going throught the Remote API (xmlapi), you could use the cpanelfeature tag in leu of an API call. You can also use the cpanelfeature method provided by LiveAPI.

Regards,
-DavidN

 

[morissette]

And you can always write your own API call.

Writing cPanel Modules

 

[skyd]

Thanks guys.
If I understand correctly, both solutions refer to something that will run on the cPanel server (please correct me if I'm wrong).

I'm looking for a remote solution that won't utilize the WHM ports - from the answers I get the impression that it's not possible...

 

[cPanelDavidN]

If you're looking for a solution that doesn't require root access, then your understanding is correct: it is not possible.

If you have root access, then you can create/deploy a cPanel Module, which extends the cPanel API, and it will be available on cPanel ports just like other API1/API2 calls. Basically, cPanel does not offer exactly what you need, but you can add that functionality to your servers (that is, if you have admin access)