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Quickstart Development Guide - FAQ

• What do I need to know?
• What can I create?
• Why should I integrate with cPanel & WHM?
• 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.

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 .
• 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 .
• Reach out to us in Discord .

If you think that you found a bug in an API or another cPanel development tool, contact cPanel Technical Support with your issue.