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# Quickstart Development Guide - FAQ

* [What do I need to know?](#what-do-i-need-to-know)
* [What can I create?](#what-can-i-create)
* [Why should I integrate with cPanel & WHM?](#why-should-i-integrate-with-cpanel--whm)
* [Who can I contact for help?](#who-can-i-contact-for-help)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### What do I need to know?

For a successful first plugin, we recommend that you have at least a beginning knowledge of development in either Perl or PHP. Other programming languages can also integrate with cPanel & WHM, but our main tools use PHP or Perl.

A good understanding of the cPanel & WHM software and of server administration is also helpful.

Note:
The term "Boolean" in our documentation refers to parameters that accept values of `1` or `0`. cPanel & WHM's APIs do **not** support the literal values of `true` and `false`.

### What can I create?

Developers have successfully integrated many kinds of applications with cPanel & WHM.

The following are just a few examples of the types of plugins that you can create:

* Automatic installation tools.
* Security tools.
* Billing solutions.
* Mass deployment tools.
* License administration tools.
* Server administration and automation tools.


### Why should I integrate with cPanel & WHM?

Worldwide, cPanel & WHM maintains the largest installation base of web hosting control panels. We maintain a 3:1 ratio on hosted domains compared to the next most popular commercially available solution.

When you integrate your product with cPanel & WHM, you take advantage of several benefits:

* Direct exposure to the world's top web hosting providers and data centers.
* Access to a market of millions of web hosting accounts.
* Active placement in cPanel's thriving community through co-marketing programs like the [Application Catalog](https://applications.cpanel.net/).
* A committed team of WebPros International, LLC developers who actively work with integrators to extend cPanel & WHM's functionality.


### Who can I contact for help?

Several options are available if you need help with a development project:

* Ask your question on our [cPanel Developers Forum](https://forums.cpanel.net/cpanel-developers.html).
* Reach out to us in [Discord](https://go.cpanel.net/discord).


If you think that you found a bug in an API or another cPanel development tool, contact [cPanel Technical Support](https://tickets.cpanel.net/) with your issue.