Softaculous is an auto installer which allows you to install 350+ awesome scripts on your server. By utilizing Softaculous you can install WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, PrestaShop, Magento and so on within some clicks. Today we are demonstrating how to install Softaculous on WHM/cPanel.
In order to install Softaculous make sure ionCube Loaders are enabled.If it is not enabled you can go to WHM >> Tweak Settings >>PHP >> Select ioncube from Loader to use for internal cPanel PHP.
Now you are prepared to install Softaculous auto installer on your VPS.
SSH into your VPS and execute the following commands one by one:
wget -N http://files.softaculous.com/install.sh chmod 755 install.sh ./install.sh
Once the installation done, Softaculous will be available in your WHM. Log in to your WHM and Go to Plugins > Softaculous – Instant Installs. Here you can see, Softaculous is enabled and can be used by your clients.
Quick Installation
If you want the quick installation and then download the script packages in background follow this method.
In order to install Softaculous make sure ionCube Loaders are enabled.If it is not enabled you can go to WHM >> Tweak Settings >>PHP >> Select ioncube from Loader to use for internal cPanel PHP.
Now SSH to your server and enter following commands:
wget -N http://files.softaculous.com/install.sh chmod 755 install.sh ./install.sh --quick
Please note: That Softaculous is not free of charge. You can use the trial license but it is not recommended since Softaculous will be available to your clients only for a limited period of time.
If you have suEXEC or suPHP enabled on your server,You need to set the following permissions:
Go to settings, edit the CHMOD Files to 0644 and CHMOD Directories to 0755 (shown in the figure) and click edit settings:
That’s it!
Now Softaculous is installed!