Adding Domains to CPanel in Bulk?

[GT Web]

Hello all,

Looking for some help with this one...I may need to add approximately 500 domains to a hosting account with CPanel for a client I am working for and then subsequently upload a website for each domain.

This will be a painful and time-consuming process I realize, but are there any shortcuts you know to speed this up? I was thinking there has to be some sort of script made for CPanel that could help me here...

Thanks in advance!

 

[rileez]

If you would like to have files placed in an account upon creation through cpanel place files in /cpanel3-skel/public_html
Whatever is in the directory when creating an account will be in the new accounts directory.
Sorry as I have no info on how to add 500 domains at once

 

[jdk]

Are they running their own dedicated server (where you have root access) or using a virtual hosting account?

 

[rileez]

jdk, Is that you asking over at WHT the same thing?

 

[jdk]

Yes, I am trying to ask around for him. I know there is such a script to do email's but not addon's. If I find something I will send it his way. I have also asked on cPanel.net's forum too.

 

[GT Web]

Thanks jdk - your help is much appreciated.

I believe we will be running a dedicated server, but this is not confirmed yet. As I said, I am not 100% sure I will need to do this yet, so dont spend too much time on it. I am asking now in the hopes I will figure out a solution before the problem is officially handed to me.

Thanks again!

 

[jdk]

No problem. I posted two threads on other forums to find an answer. If I get a reply it will email me. I will be needing a similar script so if you get an answer be sure to post it here or send a PM my way.

 

[rileez]

I myself would like to see a similar script. If I have to write one I will but I will wait to see what pops up.

 

[jdk]

Do you know how to add just one addon domain? If so I should be able to modify it to add multiple addons.

 

[rileez]

I will look into the cpanel API docs for this.

 

[NameTower]

Nice to see fellow members helping eachother out..

Not knowing anything about cpanel he's what I would do...

make a text file with all of the domains;

use a php file like this (this might have to be added into the cpanel directory, but maybe not:

<?php
$file = file("domains.txt");
if($linenumber==""){
$linenumber=0;
}
$domain = $file[$linenumber];
if($domain==""){
echo "script is complete";
die;
}
$file = file("http://urlforcpaneladdon?variableforaddondomain=$domain&variableforaddonpassword=chooseapassword&variablefordirectory=$domain");
foreach($file as $line){
echo $line;
}
$newlinenumber=$linenumber+1;
echo <<<END
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=thisscriptname.php?linenumber=$newlinenumber">
END;
?>

good luck; this is just a rough framework (I could have made mistakes )

 

[GT Web]

Thanks Jordan, hopefully this will help many DNF members work with CPanel more efficiently