Softaculous is a great tool for  auto install like Wordpress, Mangento, drupal, Joomla and other opensource content management system (CMS) in cPanel.

We can be install the softaculous easily in your Linux system. Once you have configured it able to install applications just one Click on "Install button" in your cPanel.

Installing Softaculous in cPanel:
Need to download the installation script from the below url using wget command,

#  wget -N http://files.softaculous.com/install.sh

Give execute permission to that script,
 
# chmod 755 install.sh

Install it now,
 
#  ./install.sh


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 Welcome to Softaculous Apps Installer

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// INSTALLING SOFTACULOUS :

// 1) CONFIGURING universal.php

// 2) FETCHED A LICENSE

// 3) UPDATING Categories

// 4) UPDATING Scripts List

// 5) UPDATING Installed Scripts List

// 6) SETTING A CRON JOB

// 7) DOWNLOADING SCRIPTS

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Magento 1.8 - Current Version is Latest Version......Continuing

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Congratulations, Softaculous was installed successfully

Softaculous has been installed at:

Path : /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/softaculous

Scripts Path : /var/softaculous



We request you to please register for updates and notifications at :

http://www.softaculous.com/board/index.php?act=register

It also inspires us when you register. Registration is free and just a one minute job.



If you need any support you can always count on us. Just drop in at our Support Board:

http://www.softaculous.com/board

Alternatively, you can contact us via Email at support@softaculous.com



Thank you for using Softaculous

Warning Message :

If you may get an error like below, you want to enabled ionCube PHP Loader in your WHM.


Error : Site error: the file /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/softaculous/enduser/inc.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so to be installed by the website operator.

Login into your WHM panel

-> Tweak Settings   -> PHP  ->  cPanel PHP loader   select " ioncube " and click save.

Once you have enabled on Tweak Settings then install again,

To verify the Softaculous on WHM Panel,

->  Plugins -> Softaculous – Instant Installs




Further information about InoCube

Find out installed location,
 
# whereis IonCube
IonCube: /usr/local/IonCube
# cd /usr/local/IonCube

# ls -al


total 1160

drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Nov 29  2013 ./

drwxr-xr-x 27 root root    4096 Sep  5 03:36 ../

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 1171544 Nov 29  2013 ioncube_loader_lin_5.4.so*
# php --version


PHP 5.4.22 (cli) (built: Nov 29 2013 15:38:32)

Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group

Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies

    with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.4.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2013, by ionCube Ltd.

Find to to php.ini file and check ioncube extension,
 
# whereis php.ini
php: /usr/bin/php /usr/lib/php.ini /usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/lib/php /usr/local/lib/php.ini,v /usr/local/lib/php.ini /usr/local/php


zend_extension="/usr/local/IonCube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.4.so"

Another Way to Install softaculous:

Login to your server by SSH,
 
 #  cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi

#  wget -N http://www.softaculous.com/ins/addon_softaculous.php

#  chmod 755 addon_softaculous.php

 Then go to WHM  –> Plugins –> softaculous – Instant Installs