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WHM API (11.134.0.5)

WHM API.

https://cpanel.net/developers/
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whm.openapi.json
whm.openapi.yaml
Overview
URL

https://cpanel.net/support/

WebPros International, LLC

cs@cpanel.net

License

cPanel License

Terms of Service

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Servers
Mock server

https://api.docs.cpanel.net/_mock/specifications/whm.openapi/

A server running WHM.

https://{host}:{port}/json-api/

Restore Account

Account Restoration / Restore Account

Operations

Restore Queue Management

Account Restoration / Restore Queue Management

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Restore Queue Reporting

Account Restoration / Restore Queue Reporting

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Account Creation

Accounts Creation / Accounts

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Account Enhancements

Accounts / Account Enhancements

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Account Management

Accounts / Account Management

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Bandwidth and Disk Quotas

Accounts / Bandwidth and Disk Quotas

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Domain Information

Accounts / Domain Domain Information

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Passwords

Accounts / Passwords

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Styles

The Styles and Themes module for WHM API 1.

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Suspensions

Accounts / Suspensions

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API Execution

API Development Tools / API Execution

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API Statistics

API Development Tools / API Statistics

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API Token Management

API Development Tools / API Token Management

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Applications

API Development Tools / Applications

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Session

API Development Tools / Session

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Authentication Providers

Authentication / Authentication Providers

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External Authentication

Authentication / External Authentication

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Login URL

Authentication / Login URL

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SSH Keys and Connections

Authentication / SSH Keys and Connections

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Import SSH key

Request

This function imports an SSH key.

Security
BasicAuth
Query
keystringrequired

The key's contents.

Example: key=-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- hPH+o4NgZrky7iGBb5iUg8R4aQzLPexpYfet25bLESvHOtutsBkbN7UWAaoM0pgM hytunlM8UU4BArJWlJyY6AD59aluZowBbuowKeU+f+TRaeJNJvkxTCOAipzp6LyG nrSVJ5hxSN/RPfntho1MEsdWYewVI4eLayuiZJyD+VONCYJh/vPLaZ9AVUJuMerl s/ZJ24AwCW8cILG+C3TWJRCjl4Ji+sJ9A5P29p/ad18cyJc1F+wmAzMULWitCaB7 mmE0i1nkiZRygQzzKjqdBYWCjujxfoE2+nPufAJg8ZdIEI1xSVBe5jKnj8DRX67w NAnNjXANMRePo39/RbDOSEXsD62h1qH93SnPsAhYT1JE6xHKV85AVIVOe8ktTA8t jMBBioCudBFngqPHknUrIJZ2QfUm0fkKBZaoKW4yr3JjGk+5y6kg02gSDIA7/jGc 8rs3iKN+QJ/ug2x/v7Xe0OozVqpl5QTltEMGJzJ1jFh9WnqgsgLTiJWlE7x5VSv8 fV8A5WTafOhBHnKuOpmpjAel1GD5DT1jNx3LhWXMHOayawC0WY04lT5kkLLWhuN2 pNqY6UBk6Z3m1ifPINq85RdnHriJiD3H/+6P+cUyGSOznni8yqU764LId4nNClWd Xc+VvM1Udw0Sm7xF7err9CKHYUg3HfFYQPBQOfI0ib9wqOi7zWq2vhH21B5OgcTg Bsw/HJUQ/IVnTbsqgZSn0sckaRguv/ifmwbISO1aQ4Yxcohe/4miOw05r6ihbYGW LO5kP0I8SBMCibkGFh5AxVnNgoGAW0l33hOPPSIVUTkE+8d3zYXLzupTFXCvmohl jq0it7uIGOxSglf7XH3eXlNKaZjK7pBJgS5HeXM80JI8FCfifqnkaik8XTE66Ll0 s1ySaGevGkPpX5Rhbgsm4IqddAeFvlmKIND8Zvh/wfT++bbD7bbFwFlrWCU3chce 8KaNVUP+whCAlaS7oGcs38ygaRFXIE3vug4Ra8Xiy/qfyp4YR67sMg46avHyoVky uFbVv2n7HphZb7g3WS3ns3/gCQQv9TYcdBoRnKW2yEqbzOQb9Fdt7EjgMohT/bdS pM6nRWFNdmWoihLzLbSi3bnc9iDwXZA8KyE3mpVi4QFfijR4dfrVWxEz5Ln2l9HC SZA6VPGzEOwOVVND98/HTu3oViJUV1gyDIWlyggSUDTyhfo/Z+c3tTHa+cv0f7xY oL63hWLgZQD2m/g6rKpsN3NhC77tCyCNZavdKy7usvZyCsoH/mPR2129LcwAwbJ3 u2Ec7qLncztSePHOmfmCTTED00a0YzFhKIQoJf7GrgLCMapYN/YPu0vgTDMPSi11 RH0rdyzd6MuPVDZwLnWO+SltjX85yz1ba/Q199HZwQOw6ZyejDaPSWJHOndD3k+r Q0T38gci9k4D87EwmfpK7zOaCoaiGiRQ6+DdYOv6hlzQ6Fdb2FOtlGQZharQ9WTC jOJBEj2oGUruc6P3fqhfUVllWi4cck0GgWZwcsmG1dDr8W6K9lrGA1dPbXoOns1B l58ghMGtHG7D0VlHs6SIqFmHr5kUgSQ4jJ2KZkVU8CrPBZ2HRtHQJJyjZWW2AbrE -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
namestringrequired

The key's name.

Example: name=TestKey
extract_privateinteger

Whether to extract and save only the private key.

  • 1 — Private key only.
  • 0 — All data.

Note:

This parameter defaults to 1 for PPK (PuTTY Key Generator) files and 0 for all other imports.

Enum01
Example: extract_private=0
extract_publicinteger

Whether to extract and save only the public key.

  • 1 — Public key only.
  • 0 — All data.

Note:

This parameter defaults to 1 for PPK (PuTTY Key Generator) files and 0 for all other imports.

Enum01
Example: extract_public=0
passphrasestring or null

The key's passphrase.

Note:

This parameter is required whenever you import a PPK file.

Default null
Example: passphrase=123456luggage
whmapi1 --output=jsonpretty \
  importsshkey \
  name='TestKey' \
  key='-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- hPH+o4NgZrky7iGBb5iUg8R4aQzLPexpYfet25bLESvHOtutsBkbN7UWAaoM0pgM hytunlM8UU4BArJWlJyY6AD59aluZowBbuowKeU+f+TRaeJNJvkxTCOAipzp6LyG nrSVJ5hxSN/RPfntho1MEsdWYewVI4eLayuiZJyD+VONCYJh/vPLaZ9AVUJuMerl s/ZJ24AwCW8cILG+C3TWJRCjl4Ji+sJ9A5P29p/ad18cyJc1F+wmAzMULWitCaB7 mmE0i1nkiZRygQzzKjqdBYWCjujxfoE2+nPufAJg8ZdIEI1xSVBe5jKnj8DRX67w NAnNjXANMRePo39/RbDOSEXsD62h1qH93SnPsAhYT1JE6xHKV85AVIVOe8ktTA8t jMBBioCudBFngqPHknUrIJZ2QfUm0fkKBZaoKW4yr3JjGk+5y6kg02gSDIA7/jGc 8rs3iKN+QJ/ug2x/v7Xe0OozVqpl5QTltEMGJzJ1jFh9WnqgsgLTiJWlE7x5VSv8 fV8A5WTafOhBHnKuOpmpjAel1GD5DT1jNx3LhWXMHOayawC0WY04lT5kkLLWhuN2 pNqY6UBk6Z3m1ifPINq85RdnHriJiD3H/+6P+cUyGSOznni8yqU764LId4nNClWd Xc+VvM1Udw0Sm7xF7err9CKHYUg3HfFYQPBQOfI0ib9wqOi7zWq2vhH21B5OgcTg Bsw/HJUQ/IVnTbsqgZSn0sckaRguv/ifmwbISO1aQ4Yxcohe/4miOw05r6ihbYGW LO5kP0I8SBMCibkGFh5AxVnNgoGAW0l33hOPPSIVUTkE+8d3zYXLzupTFXCvmohl jq0it7uIGOxSglf7XH3eXlNKaZjK7pBJgS5HeXM80JI8FCfifqnkaik8XTE66Ll0 s1ySaGevGkPpX5Rhbgsm4IqddAeFvlmKIND8Zvh/wfT++bbD7bbFwFlrWCU3chce 8KaNVUP+whCAlaS7oGcs38ygaRFXIE3vug4Ra8Xiy/qfyp4YR67sMg46avHyoVky uFbVv2n7HphZb7g3WS3ns3/gCQQv9TYcdBoRnKW2yEqbzOQb9Fdt7EjgMohT/bdS pM6nRWFNdmWoihLzLbSi3bnc9iDwXZA8KyE3mpVi4QFfijR4dfrVWxEz5Ln2l9HC SZA6VPGzEOwOVVND98/HTu3oViJUV1gyDIWlyggSUDTyhfo/Z+c3tTHa+cv0f7xY oL63hWLgZQD2m/g6rKpsN3NhC77tCyCNZavdKy7usvZyCsoH/mPR2129LcwAwbJ3 u2Ec7qLncztSePHOmfmCTTED00a0YzFhKIQoJf7GrgLCMapYN/YPu0vgTDMPSi11 RH0rdyzd6MuPVDZwLnWO+SltjX85yz1ba/Q199HZwQOw6ZyejDaPSWJHOndD3k+r Q0T38gci9k4D87EwmfpK7zOaCoaiGiRQ6+DdYOv6hlzQ6Fdb2FOtlGQZharQ9WTC jOJBEj2oGUruc6P3fqhfUVllWi4cck0GgWZwcsmG1dDr8W6K9lrGA1dPbXoOns1B l58ghMGtHG7D0VlHs6SIqFmHr5kUgSQ4jJ2KZkVU8CrPBZ2HRtHQJJyjZWW2AbrE -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----'

Responses

HTTP Request was successful.

Bodyapplication/json
metadataobject
Response
application/json
{
  "metadata": {
    "command": "importsshkey",
    "reason": "OK",
    "result": 1,
    "version": 1
  }
}

Return SSH keys list

Request

This function lists the server's SSH keys.

Warning:

Only the root account can use this function, and it only affects the root keys. To perform this function on a regular user account, call the cPanel API 2 SSH::listkeys function through the WHM API.

Security
BasicAuth
Query
filesstring

A filename, to limit the results to keys that have that filename.

Example: files=TestKey
privateinteger

Whether to display only private keys.

  • 1 — Display only private keys.
  • 0 — Display all keys.
Default 1
Enum01
Example: private=0
private_textsinteger

Whether to include private key text.

  • 1 — Include private key text.
  • 0 — Do not include private key text.
Default 1
Enum01
Example: private_texts=0
publicinteger

Whether to display only public keys.

  • 1 — Display only public keys.
  • 0 — Display all keys.
Enum01
Example: public=0
public_textsinteger

Whether to include public key text.

  • 1 — Include public key text.
  • 0 — Do not include public key text.
Default 0
Enum01
Example: public_texts=0
sync_authorizedinteger

Whether to synchronize the keys that can access the server.

  • 1 — Synchronize the keys.
  • 0 — Do not synchronize the keys.
Default 0
Enum01
Example: sync_authorized=0
whmapi1 --output=jsonpretty \
  listsshkeys

Responses

HTTP Request was successful.

Bodyapplication/json
dataobject
metadataobject
Response
application/json
{
  "data": {
    "keys": [ … ]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "command": "listsshkeys",
    "reason": "OK",
    "result": 1,
    "version": 1
  }
}

Return cPanel account access hashDeprecated

Request

This function regenerates or retrieves a user's access hash. For more information about access hashes, read our Remote Access Key documentation.

Warning:

We deprecated this function. We strongly suggest that you use the WHM API 1 api_token_create function.

Security
BasicAuth
Query
generateintegerrequired

Whether to regenerate the access hash.

  • 1 — Regenerate the access hash.
  • 0 — Do not regenerate the access hash.
Enum01
Example: generate=0
userstring(username)required

The user's name.

Example: user=root
whmapi1 --output=jsonpretty \
  accesshash \
  user='root' \
  generate='0'

Responses

HTTP Request was successful.

Bodyapplication/json
dataobject
metadataobject
Response
application/json
{
  "data": {
    "accesshash": "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"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "command": "accesshash",
    "reason": "OK",
    "result": 1,
    "version": 1
  }
}

Two-Factor Authentication

Authentication / Two-Factor Authentication

Operations

Backup Destination

Backups / Backup Destination

Operations

Backup or Restore

Backups / Backup or Restore

Operations

Backup Settings

Backups / Backup Settings

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Legacy Migration

Backups / Legacy Migration

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Market Integration

Commerce Integration / Market Integration

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Sitejet

The Sitejet module for WHM API.

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Product Management

cPanel Market / Product Management

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Provider Management

cPanel Market / Provider Management

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Support Access

cPanel Support Tickets / Support Access

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Ticket Management

cPanel Support Tickets / Ticket Management

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Customizations

The Customizations module for WHM API 1.

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Manage MySQL Server

Databases / Manage MySQL Server

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MySQL Databases

Databases / MySQL Databases

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PostgreSQL Databases

Databases / PostgreSQL Databases

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Remote MySQL Databases

Databases / Remote MySQL Databases

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DNS Cluster Settings

DNS / DNS Cluster Settings

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DNS Security

DNS / DNS Security

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DNS Zones

DNS / DNS Zones

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Domain Management

DNS / Domain Management

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Domain Management

DNS / Domain Management

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Resolvers

DNS / Resolvers

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Service Records

DNS / Service Records

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Feature Access

Hosting Plans / Feature Access

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Feature Lists

Hosting Plans / Feature Lists

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Hosting Plan Extensions

Hosting Plans / Hosting Plan Extensions

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Hosting Plans

Hosting Plans / Hosting Plans

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InProductSurvey

In-product survey information.

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API Authentication

Integrations / API Authentication

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Scripts Hooks

Integrations / Scripts Hooks

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IPv4 Address Settings

IP Address Management / IPv4 Address Settings

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IPv6 Address Settings

IP Address Management / IPv6 Address Settings

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Network Address Translation

IP Address Management / Network Address Translation

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Management

Login Security (cPHulk) / Management

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Reporting

Login Security (cPHulk) / Reporting

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Settings

Login Security (cPHulk) / Settings

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cPanel Account Mail Management

Mail / cPanel Account Mail Management

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Mail DNS Settings

Mail / Mail DNS Settings

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Mail Server Settings

Mail / Mail Server Settings

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Spam Management

Mail / Spam Management

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Spam Protection (Greylisting)

Mail / Spam Protection (Greylisting)

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NGINX Manager

The NGINX Manager module for WHM API 1.

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Account Enhancement Limit

Resellers / Account Enhancement Limit

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Account Limits

Resellers / Account Limits

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Account Permissions

Resellers / Account Permissions

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Account Settings

Resellers / Account Settings

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Reseller Account Management

Resellers / Account Management

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WHM Access

Security / WHM Access

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Configuration Clusters

Server Administration / Configuration Clusters

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Configurations

Server Administration / Configurations

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Connected Applications

Server Administration / Connected Applications

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Connections

Server Administration / Connections

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cPanel Analytics

The cPanel Analytics module for WHM API 1.

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License Management

The Server Administration module for WHM API 1.

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Notifications

Server Administration / Notifications

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Plugin-Based Features

The plugin-based features module for WHM API 1.

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Security

The Security module for WHM API 1.

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Server Nodes

Server Administration / Server Nodes

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Server Profiles

Server Administration / Server Profiles

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Services

Server Administration / Services

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System Information

The Server Administration module for WHM API 1.

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Updates

Server Administration / Updates

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Auto-Generated Certificates

SSL Certificates / Auto-Generated Certificates

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cPanel Account Settings

SSL Certificates / cPanel Account Settings

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SSL Server Settings

SSL Certificates / SSL Server Settings

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Install or Uninstall Package

System Package Management / Install or Uninstall Package

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List Package Information

System Package Management / List Package Information

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Package Manager Settings

System Package Management / Package Manager Settings

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cPanel Account Transfer

Transfers / cPanel Account Transfer

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Transfer Configuration

Transfers / Transfer Configuration

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Transfer Monitoring

Transfers / Transfer Monitoring

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UserData

Scoped userdata storage functions.

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EasyApache Settings

Web Server Configuration / EasyApache Settings

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PHP

The PHP module for WHM API 1.

Operations

PHP-FPM

Web Server Configuration / PHP-FPM

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Rule Settings

Web Server Security (ModSecurity) / Rule Settings

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Rule Vendor Settings

Web Server Security (ModSecurity) / Rule Vendor Settings

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Server Settings

Web Server Security (ModSecurity) / Server Settings

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