{"id":430,"date":"2016-12-16T21:43:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/help\/?p=430"},"modified":"2017-09-01T12:11:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T12:11:55","slug":"how-to-install-softaculous-on-vps-or-dedicated-server-with-cpanel-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/help\/how-to-install-softaculous-on-vps-or-dedicated-server-with-cpanel-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Softaculous on WHM VPS\/Dedicated server"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Softaculous Installation Prerequisite<\/h2>\n<p>Before installing Softaculous you have to make sure that ionCube Loaders are enabled on WHM on your control panel server. In order to install Softaculous on a VPS or a dedicated server with cPanel, you will need to perform the steps listed below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your WHM (as a root user).<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Server Configuration then click Tweak Settings and navigate to the PHP tab and select ioncube for cPanel PHP Loader: <a class=\"lightbox-image-link\" title=\"Tweak Settings ioncube for cPanel PHP Loader.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Tweak-Settings-cPanel-PHP-loader-ioncube.png\" data-lightbox=\"roadtrip\" rel=\"lightbox[430]\"><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Tweak-Settings-cPanel-PHP-loader-ioncube.png\" alt=\"Tweak Settings ioncube for cPanel PHP Loader\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the Save button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <strong>Install Softaculous<br \/>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your server via SSH and run the following commands one by one<strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><code>wget -N http:\/\/files.softaculous.com\/install.sh <\/code> <br \/>\n Once the installation file is downloaded, run the following commands: <br \/>\n <code> chmod 755 install.sh .\/install.sh <\/code> <br \/>\n then once Softaculous installation is completed. The following congratulation message should appear in your command line <br \/>\n <a class=\"lightbox-image-link\" title=\"Softaculous Installation Completed.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Softaculous-installation-completed.png\" data-lightbox=\"roadtrip\" rel=\"lightbox[430]\"><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Softaculous-installation-completed.png\" alt=\"Softaculous Installation Completed\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Now Softaculous will apear on WHM , to view it navigate to the Plugins menu and click on the Softaculous &#8211; Instant Installs menu: <br \/>\n <a class=\"lightbox-image-link\" title=\"Softaculous Installs Done.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Softaculous-Instant-Installs-sucess.png\" data-lightbox=\"roadtrip\" rel=\"lightbox[430]\"><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Softaculous-Instant-Installs-sucess.png\" alt=\"Softaculous Installs Done\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <br \/>\n <a class=\"lightbox-image-link\" title=\"Softaculous Completed.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Softaculous-Complete.png\" data-lightbox=\"roadtrip\" rel=\"lightbox[430]\"><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/knowledgebase\/Softaculous-Complete.png\" alt=\"Softaculous Completed\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> If suPHP is enabled on your server, the following modification should be applied so that Softaculous sets the correct permissions for writable files and folders:<br \/>\n Navigate to the Settings menu in Softaculous<br \/>\n Edit CHMOD Files to 0644 and CHMOD Directories to 0755<br \/>\n then nstallation of Softaculous on the suPHP server is completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Softaculous Installation Prerequisite Before installing Softaculous you have to make sure that ionCube Loaders are enabled on WHM on your control panel server. In order to install Softaculous on a VPS or a dedicated server with cPanel, you will need to perform the steps listed below: Log into your WHM (as a root user). 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