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Installing cPanel DNS ONLY

To begin your installation, use the following commands:

Open the /home directory by typing the command cd /home

Fetch the latest installation file from the cPanel servers by typing the command

Open and run the installation files by typing the command sh latest-dnsonly

Installing PostgreSQL on Your cPanel/WHM Server

cPanel requires PostgreSQL 7.3.x or later.

First step is to update cpanel using /scripts/upcp from command line while logged in as root. If you have PostgreSQL 7.2.x installed, back up your databases using pg_dumpall.

Move your existing PostgreSQL data directory somewhere else by, for example, typing the following command:

Type the following command:

From WHM now select Postgres Config in the SQL Services section of WHM. Type a new PostgreSQL password in the text box and click Change Password.

Installing Ruby

To begin, you will need root access to the server on which you wish to install Ruby

Requirements

cPanel version 11.

Log into your server as the root user and issue the following command via the command line:

Execute the following script to install Ruby:

After installing Ruby, you will need to make sure that the appropriate ports are opened for your cPanel users.

By default, Ruby applications begin on port 12001. Ruby application port numbers are automatically incremented with each new Ruby application.

This means the the first Ruby on Rails application created on your server will use port 12001, while the second Ruby on Rails application will use port 12002.

Installing the PEAR package manager and Checking if PEAR works

When using PHP >= 4.3.0, the PEAR Package Manager is already installed unless one has used the ./configure option –without-pear.

Verifying command line tool

Both pear and pecl tools should be available everywhere on command line. For that to work, pear’s binary (bin) directory should be in your PATH variable.

To verify it works, simply type pear. A list of commands should be shown:

You should further test that PEAR is up to date:

Installing your SSL Certificate / Web Server Certificate / Secure Server Certificate in Ensim

Your certificate will be sent to you by email after you get that from SSl providers. The email message includes the web server certificate that you purchased in the body of the email message.

Copy the certificate from the body of the email and paste it into a text editor (such as notepad) to create text files. Name this file yourdomain.txt and save it in a convenient place.

These instructions apply for both Ensim Pro and Ensim 3.x.

1. Click SSL Settings - access to this link may differ depending on your version of Ensim:

If you are running Ensim Pro. In the shortcuts section of the Home page, click SSL Settings in the Web Server section:

Or if you are running Ensim 3.x, click the Services link on the left, then click the Edit button for the Apache Web Server service:

2. Then in the Apache Web Server Manager click the SSL Settings link.

Select Import at the bottom of the SSL Settings form.

3. Copy the contents of yourdomain.txt and paste it into the Certificate text box
Be sure to include —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– through —–END CERTIFICATE—–

4. Select Save.
5. To make security effective on your domain, restart the Web server. The domain is not secure until you do so.

Test your certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive (e.g. https://your server/) to indicate you wish to use secure HTTP. Note: The padlock icon on your browser will be displayed in the locked position if your certificates are installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.