installing whmcs

I asked my webhost provider if ioncube was installed they replied

Ioncube is automatically installed on our servers when they are set up:

php -v

PHP 5.2.14 (cli) (built: Aug 20 2010 14:41:19)

Copyright © 1997-2010 The PHP Group

Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright © 1998-2010 Zend Technologies

with the ionCube PHP Loader v3.3.20, Copyright © 2002-2010, by ionCube Ltd., and

with Zend Optimizer v3.3.9, Copyright © 1998-2009, by Zend Technologies

Can I skip the installing ioncube on the installation page? and just upload the files to my ftp or use file manager?

Installing Ioncube

WHMCS is encrypted using the Ioncube system. There are therefore two ways to use WHMCS. You can use the runtime decoders or you can install the Ioncube decoders into php directly. The first way is simplest as all you have to do is upload the ioncube folder from the Ioncube download in our client area to your WHMCS directory but it doesn't always work. So the second is slightly more difficult, but more commonly successful, and here is a tutorial on how to do it.

You WILL require root access to the server in order to do this.

  1. Download the latest loaders to your computer from http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php
  2. Extract the contents of the archived file on your local PC to a folder of your choice.
  3. Upload the folder IONCUBE via FTP to your domain webspace
  4. Now establish an SSH connection with server using a suitable client (e.g. Putty for PC's or Terminal on Mac). This is usually done using the command: SSH rootusername@yourserver.com (you will then be asked for your password).
  5. You will need to browse to the public folder where you uploaded the IONCUBE directory (search internet for change and view directory commands in Unix).
  6. Move the ioncube folder to a permanent location by entering: mv ioncube /usr/local
  7. Next, you need to locate the php.ini file, to do this enter: locate php.ini - You should find it is in /usr/local/lib/php.ini. Now that you know the location of php.ini you need to edit it. pico /usr/local/lib/php.ini
  8. Now find where other zend extentions are in the file: ctrl + w: zend_extension
  9. Paste in your new line for ioncube loader: zend_extension = /usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_x.so (Replace x with your version of PHP eg. 4.4)
 10. Save the changes: ctrl + X then Y and enter
 11. Restart the web server to take effect: /etc/init.d/httpd restart 

That's it! Ioncube is now installed on your server! You should now see a section in your PHP Info page that says:

Additional Modules
Module Name ionCube Loader

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I will update my nameservers on an existing domain Or I will register a new domain.

>>I want to use a free subdomain.<<

How can I setup whmcs to automatically make a sub-domain. I'm a reseller with domains but like to use my own for sub domains.

thanks,