Install WHMCS from Softaculous
By Jithin on April 4th, 2016
WHMCS is an ultimate web hosting automation software. With the help of WHMCS, you can manage your clients, billing and almost everything you need to run a successful web hosting business. It allows you to start your own web hosting business in a single day. Almost all the web hosting companies and businesses use WHMCS to run their business. It also allows you to install add-ons that can add more functionality to your WHMCS.
WHMCS is a huge project and the installation might be harder. But Softaculous allows you to install WHMCS with ease and few clicks. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to install WHMCS from Softaculous. You can follow the screenshots given after every step of the process.
Install WHMCS from Softaculous
First of all, log in to your cPanel account. Then, find and click on the WHMCS option given in the Softaculous Apps installer section.
If you can’t find WHMCS in that list, you can click on the Softaculous Apps Installer option to open Softaculous directly. In Softaculous, you can find a WHMCS option.
On the WHMCS page, click on the Install button given at the top-right corner of the page. On this page, you can also learn more about WHMCS.
In the first section, select protocol, domain, directory, data directory, and cronjob setup. If you want to install it on the domain name, keep the In Directory field empty.
In the site settings, Enter company name, admin folder (URL to access admin panel) and the E-mail address.
Please note that you should enter the valid license key in the text box ‘Valid License Key’. ( You can purchase it from here )
Now, enter the admin login information as well as the admin name and Email. And in the last section, select the default language of your WHMCS installation. Finally, click on the Install button given at the bottom of the page.
It might take a few minutes to install WHMCS on your domain name. Once the installation is complete, it will show you a success message along with the important URLs. If you are facing any issues following this tutorial, please let us know in the comment section given below. We are happy to help!
