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Tutorial - Create a New WHM Interface in PHP

Introduction

This tutorial uses PHP to create a new WHM interface. The examples below create a new interface that integrates seamlessly with the look and feel of the main WHM interface.

Access the PHP library

To begin a PHP plugin interface, add the following header:

<?php
 require_once('/usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php');
?>

This header accesses WHM's PHP library in the /usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php file.

Retrieve the WHM header

You can use two different methods to retrieve the WHM header:

Direct display

Important:

The code examples below only use this method to display the WHM header.
When you develop WHM interfaces in PHP, you cannot specify values for other header parameters. To modify these parameters, you must use Template Toolkit to develop your interface .

To directly display WHM's header, your code should resemble the following example:

<?php
 require_once('/usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php');
    WHM::header('Example Plugin Interface',0,0);
?>

The WHM::header('Example Plugin Interface',0,0); line passes the following values:

The first passed value sets the interface's title.
The second passed value sets the skipsupport parameter to 0 .
The third passed value sets the skipheader parameter to 0 .

For more information and additional options, read our Guide to WHM Plugins - Interfaces documentation.

Retrieve as a string

Important: * The code examples below **do not** use this method to display the WHM header. * When you develop WHM interfaces in PHP, you **cannot** specify values for other header parameters. To modify these parameters, you **must** use [Template Toolkit to develop your interface](/guides/quickstart-development-guide/tutorial-create-a-new-whm-interface-in-template-toolkit)

To retrieve WHM's header as a string, your code should resemble the following example:

<?php
 require_once('/usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php');
 $headerString = WHM::getHeaderString("Example Plugin Interface",0,0);
 echo($headerString);
?>

The $headerString = WHM::getHeaderString("Example Plugin Interface",0,0); line passes the following values:

The first passed value sets the interface's title.
The second passed value sets the skipsupport parameter to 0 .
The third passed value sets the skipheader parameter to 0 .

For more information and additional options, read our Guide to WHM Plugins - Interfaces documentation.

Add content

Add the desired interface contents below the header.

<?php
 require_once('/usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php');
    WHM::header('Example Plugin Interface',0,0);
?>

// Add content here.

Add the WHM footer

You can use two different methods to retrieve the WHM footer:

Direct display

To directly display WHM's footer, your code should resemble the following example:

<?php
 require_once('/usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php');
    WHM::header('Example Plugin Interface',0,0);
?>

// Add content here.

<?php
    WHM::footer();
?>

For more information, read our Guide to WHM Plugins - Interfaces documentation.

Retrieve as a string

To retrieve WHM's footer as a string, your code should resemble the following example:

<?php
 require_once('/usr/local/cpanel/php/WHM.php');
    WHM::header('Example Plugin Interface',0,0);
?>

// Add content here.

<?php
    $footerString = WHM::getFooterString();
    echo($footerString);
?>

For more information, read our Guide to WHM Plugins - Interfaces documentation.