Soholaunch cPAddon Script

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*Root access to cPanel server
 
*Root access to cPanel server
 
*Comfort with uploading and extracting .tgz/.tar files on your server via SSH command prompt.
 
*Comfort with uploading and extracting .tgz/.tar files on your server via SSH command prompt.
 
==How to install it==
 
  
 
==Installation==
 
==Installation==
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#To make Soholaunch available for all cPanel users click the checkbox next to Soholaunch and click the "Update Addon Config" button at the bottom of the list.
 
#To make Soholaunch available for all cPanel users click the checkbox next to Soholaunch and click the "Update Addon Config" button at the bottom of the list.
 
#This will add Soholaunch as a installable script through the "Scripts Library" within cPanel.
 
#This will add Soholaunch as a installable script through the "Scripts Library" within cPanel.
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==Notes, dire warnings==
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IF YOU INSTALL OVER YOUR EXSISTING SOHOLAUNCH SITE USING THIS CPADDON YOUR SITE WILL SEEM TO DISAPEAR
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If you install over an existing installation a note is added to the installation complete screen telling
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you that the sohoadmin/config/isp.conf.php has been moved to the doc root and renamed to isp.conf.BAK.php.
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The isp.conf.php contains all global site settings like doc root paths, domain, mysql info. There is a note
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about this on the install screen and the installation complete screen but I am sure it will happen to someone.
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To fix the issue follow the following steps.
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#Calm down, the site is still there.
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#Copy the isp.conf.BAK.php from the doc root to the sohoadmin/config folder and overwrite/rename the file to isp.conf.php.
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#Re-login to sohoadmin and your site will be restored, you may have to close out all browser windows before this will work.

Revision as of 14:24, 23 August 2006

Contents

Overview

The Soholaunch cPAddon Script allows web host's end-customer (the cPanel user) to install Soholaunch Pro Edition through cPanels built-in cPAddons Script Library.

What you'll need for the install

  • Root access to cPanel server
  • Comfort with uploading and extracting .tgz/.tar files on your server via SSH command prompt.

Installation

  1. Login to WHM as root
  2. On the left hand menu locate the cPanel options and click "Install cPAddon Scripts".
  3. Under the "Add/Remove Venders" section of this page enter the url http://cpaddon.soholaunch.com/installsoho.pl and click "Update Vendors".
  4. Once the install completes click the back button.
  5. You will now see Soholaunch as an option to install on the "Install cPAddons Scripts" page.
  6. To make Soholaunch available for all cPanel users click the checkbox next to Soholaunch and click the "Update Addon Config" button at the bottom of the list.
  7. This will add Soholaunch as a installable script through the "Scripts Library" within cPanel.

Notes, dire warnings

IF YOU INSTALL OVER YOUR EXSISTING SOHOLAUNCH SITE USING THIS CPADDON YOUR SITE WILL SEEM TO DISAPEAR If you install over an existing installation a note is added to the installation complete screen telling you that the sohoadmin/config/isp.conf.php has been moved to the doc root and renamed to isp.conf.BAK.php. The isp.conf.php contains all global site settings like doc root paths, domain, mysql info. There is a note about this on the install screen and the installation complete screen but I am sure it will happen to someone.

To fix the issue follow the following steps.

  1. Calm down, the site is still there.
  2. Copy the isp.conf.BAK.php from the doc root to the sohoadmin/config folder and overwrite/rename the file to isp.conf.php.
  3. Re-login to sohoadmin and your site will be restored, you may have to close out all browser windows before this will work.
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