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Guide to the LiveAPI System - PHP Class

The LiveAPI PHP Class provides an environment for PHP applications. You can find this PHP class in the /usr/local/cpanel/php/cpanel.php file.

Basic use

• PHP applications that use the LiveAPI PHP class must instantiate the CPANEL object.
• PHP filenames must end in either the .livephp or .live.php file extensions.
• Save files to the /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/theme/ directory, where theme represents the cPanel theme, or create a symlink to the appropriate files.

The following example script uses the LiveAPI PHP class to call the DomainInfo::domains_data UAPI function:

// Instantiate the CPANEL object.
require_once "/usr/local/cpanel/php/cpanel.php";

// Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
$cpanel = new CPANEL();

// Get domain user data.
$get_userdata = $cpanel->uapi(
    'DomainInfo', 'domains_data',
    array(
        'format'    => 'hash',
    )
);

// Perform the desired actions.

Instantiate the CPANEL object

// Instantiate the CPANEL object.
require_once "/usr/local/cpanel/php/cpanel.php";

This instantiates the CPANEL object. This ensures that the script or application uses the LiveAPI PHP class.

Connect to cPanel & WHM

// Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
$cpanel = new CPANEL();

This uses the LiveAPI new() method to connect to cPanel & WHM. For more information, read our LiveAPI Methods documentation.

• You must include this line in all LiveAPI PHP code.
• Only include this line once in any file.

Call cPanel & WHM API 1 functions

// Get domain user data.
$get_userdata = $cpanel->uapi(
    'DomainInfo', 'domains_data',
    array(
        'format'    => 'hash',
    )
);

This part of the script uses the uapi() method to call the DomainInfo::domains_data UAPI function, and assign the function's output as a hash reference to the $get_userdata variable.

• You can call multiple functions in a single file.
• For more information and use examples, read that function's documentation. All cPanel API 1, cPanel API 2, and UAPI function documents include specific examples for the LiveAPI PHP class.

Perform the desired actions

// Perform the desired actions.

Your script or application's actions could combine any of PHP's many functions.