SiliconHouse, SiliconHouse.Net – cPanel version 11.28 New Features

More XML API Functions

Version 11.28 adds 16 new XML API functions you can use to better integrate cPanel/WHM with your custom software. With the addition of these new API functions you can:

• View information about a domain
• Add a DNS zone record
• Edit a DNS zone record
• View all DNS zone records for a domain
• Remove a DNS zone record
• Reset a DNS zone record to the settings found in httpd.conf
• Assign a reseller IP addresses
• Set reseller limits
• Set a reseller’s main IP address
• Define reseller packages
• Suspend a reseller’s account
• Unsuspend a reseller’s account
• View information about a reseller’s accounts
• Define a reseller’s nameservers
• Configure a service
• Change the IP address of a domain

New API2 Functions

Developers who employ cpanel’s  powerful API2 system to integrate cPanel functions into their custom software will now be able to use it to:

• Add, change, or list mail exchange servers for a domain
• Choose to always deliver mail to the local server, regardless of its MX priority
• Add, edit, remove, and list DNS zone records for a domain
• Restore DNS zones to the configurations listed in httpd.conf
• List domains on the server that have their own DNS zones

JSON Support

11.28 also allows you to view an API call’s output in the JSON format. Now, you can easily use Javascript to manipulate cPanel/WHM. With this new output format, you may take your applications to nearly any medium, be it laptop, desktop, or mobile phone.

Faster API

In addition to added functionality and a new output language, cpanel have worked to make its API as fast as possible. Integrating with cPanel/WHM has never been so fast or simple.

Database Mapping

Prior to cPanel & WHM 11.28, databases and database users were prefixed with the database owner’s cPanel user name. The latest version of cPanel & WHM allows system administrators to disable this naming convention, providing greater flexibility to you and your clients.

This change:

• Simplifies migration from other control panels
• Improves use of remote database servers
• Lays a foundation for future improvements to database service enhancements.

Want to learn more? Download the white paper: http://go.cpanel.net/dbmappdf

Horde Groupware Webmail Edition
We have added support for the new Horde Groupware Webmail Edition in cPanel & WHM 11.28. Learn more at the Horde Groupware webmail site: http://www.horde.org/webmail/

Custom Webmail Applications
Want to use your own webmail applications? System administrators and server owners can now provide access to third-party and custom webmail applications, right from the WHM interface.
Want to learn more? Visit the feature documentation: http://go.cpanel.net/intwebmail

Resource Locking for Web Disk
cPanel & WHM 11.28 now provides resource locking support for the web disk (WebDAV) feature. This means we support more WebDAV clients. Now, you can choose the client that’s right for you, while preventing data loss by using a locking-compatible client.

Redesigned WHM interfaces
We have given a facelift to a number of WHM interfaces. The updated interfaces include:

• Tweak Settings
• Exim Configuration Editor
• Basic cPanel/WHM Setup

Each of these interfaces now features tabs that divide settings into categories, warnings when invalid data is entered, and a search field to make finding items in the lists a snap.zz