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=====                                      XENICA INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS                                        =====



The following is a technical how-to to install the Xenica Module for WHMCS. This step by step guide will walk you through modifying your WHMCS install.

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<fc #9400d3>NOTE</fc> : You should have **administrative(root)** access to your WHMCS server. As you will need to add new packages to your WHMCS server.

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===== On The WHMCS Server =====


1.  Find your **php.ini** file location (You can use this command : 'php -i | grep php.ini') 
and Open with any Text editor , Search with keyword **disable_functions** , and Make sure you don’t have the below functions disabled :
proc_open
curl_exec
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2.	Install **RRDTooL**

if you have Cpanel then RRDTOOL is installed by default into the /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/ folder. remember this path that you will need to Add it to Xenica configs later.

for installing RRDTool in clean machine use one of the following commands  (depends on your distro):
     yum install rrdtool –y

     apt-get install rrdtool

     rpm -ivh http://wiki.servarica.com/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.i686.rpm


once sucessfully installed, you’ll find rrdtool in **/usr/bin/**
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3.	Install **python mysqldb**

use one of the following commands  (depends on your distro):
     yum -y install python-pip
     pip install mysqlclient

     yum install MySQL-python

     apt-get install python-pip python-dev libmysqlclient-dev
     pip install mysqlclient


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4.	you can download Xenica files from servarica WHMCS download section () and upload your files manually to your whmcs machine , or you can follow these auto installation script instructions :

  * 	 Download the Auto Installation Script [[http://servarica.com/xenica3_install.sh|xenica3_install.sh]]
<code>wget http://servarica.com/xenica3_install.sh</code>	

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  * 	 Once Downloaded , **change permission** and **run**
<code>chmod +x xenica3_install.sh
./xenica3_install.sh</code>

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  * 	 Once you run, it will ask for WHMCS installation path, enter the path Then press “y” for conformation. 
<code>[root@localhost ~]# ./xenica3_install.sh
Enter current WHMCS Path:/var/www/html/whmcs/
You have entered WHMCS Installation current directory: /var/www/html/whmcs/
Are you sure?[Y/N]y
Xenica Source Found..Extracting it. Wait....</code>
 

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5.  Set User/permissions for the newly copied files :

make sure that files in 
<code>yourWHMCS/modules/servers/Xenica
yourWHMCS/modules/addons/xenica</code>
has the same user/permissions like any other whmcs file,
 
the owner must not be root , because apache needs to handle those files, 

lets assume that your normal whmcs files owner is 'apache' and your WHMCS path is /var/www/html/whmcs/:
<code>cd /var/www/html/whmcs
chown -R apache:apache modules/servers/Xenica
chown -R apache:apache modules/addons/xenica
</code>
 
rrds,kickstarts and graphs  folders need to be writable by apache , 
<code>chmod -R 755 modules/servers/Xenica/rrds 
chmod -R 755 modules/servers/Xenica/kickstarts 
chmod -R 755 modules/servers/Xenica/graphs </code>


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6.  go to WHMCS and Activate xenica **addon module** :

Navigate to WHMCS , Setup => Addon Modules |=> Xenica => Click on "Activate"

Once You click activate, Click the configure button and Assigning roles like "Full Administrator" For this add-ons. 

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{{:wiki:xenica_addons.jpg?direct&1100 |}}
''Fig 3 : Add-On Activation''
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7.	 Visit **Xenica addon** (WHMCS > Addons ==> xenica ) 

then complete the installation wizard from there.

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{{:wiki:webinstall.png?direct&1100 |}}
''Fig 4 : WebInstall ''
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8. Once you redirected to the web-installation wizard, you need to enter your License Key (By clearing the current example value). You can take your code from your client area in servarica.com. 
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{{:wiki:code.png?direct&1100 |}}
''Fig 5 : License''
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===== Almost Done, Just follow the on screen instructions to complete it :) =====