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How to install WHMCS theme

1) Download the template package and extract it to your PC.

2) Open the folder called “WHMCS PHP Files” and upload these files to your WHMCS directory.

3) Open the folder called “WHMCS Template”. You will see another folder within it – this folder needs to be uploaded to your WHMCS “templates” directory via FTP.

4) Login to your WHMCS Admin panel and navigate to: Setup > General Settings. Select the new template from the template drop down menu and save the change.

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Connect Boxbilling with WHM and create cPanel accounts

Boxbilling is one of the popular free webhost billing software.

  • Download Boxbilling webhost billing software from http://www.boxbilling.com/download
  • Install it to your website root as Boxbilling provides both frontend and backend support.
  • After installation login to your admin panel and Go to Configuration > Hosting Plans and Servers > New Server tab

Add a New Server

  • Name – The name of your server, e.g. ServerOne
  • Hostname – Your server’s hostname, e.g. localhost (you can use either a hostname or IP address)
  • IP Address – Your server ip address
  • Assigned IP Addresses – Write the IP Addresses that are assigned to your server (One per line)
  • Enable/Disable – Disabled servers will not be shown in the drop down menus
  • Nameservers – Add server nameservers
  • Server Manager – Custom or cPanel/WHM
  • Server Manager username – WHM username
  • Server Manager password – WHM password
  • Access Hash – Optional
  • Use Secure connection – Yes
  • ADD SERVER

Next, you need to Create a New Hosting Plan.

  • Go to Configuration > Hosting Plans and Servers > New Hosting Plan tab
  • Name: Plan or package name
  • Disk quota (MB): Diskspace
  • Bandwidth (MB): Bandwidth
  • CREATE HOSTING PLAN

Add hosting plan additional parameters

  • Parameter name: Package name
  • Parameter value: Package slug

Finally the most important part, you need to Add Product. When you add the product, it must be matched with the Server and Hosting Plan.

  • Products > Products / Services > New Product

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Zip file Transfer PHP script – URL to Server

Create a blank php file where you want to upload or transfer files.

Add the following php codes to the blank php file and save it. 

<?php  
   /**  
   * Transfer Files Server to Server using PHP fopen  
   * @link https://dev.bdhostit.com  
   */  
   set_time_limit(0); //Unlimited max execution time  
   $file_name = 'bdhostit-backup.zip'; //New file name  
   $url = 'http://www.wordpress.org/latest.zip'; //Source file URL. Need to change with your URL  
   $copy = file_put_contents($file_name, fopen($url, "r")); //Transfer the file from source url to destination server  
   //notice for success/failure   
   if ( !$copy ){  
    echo 'Ops! Failed, You may check source file URL or <a target="_blank" href="http://dev.bdhostit.com/">Need help?>  
   }else {  
    echo 'WOW! Success';  
   }  
 ?>