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Install RVSiteBuilder on cPanel and DirectAdmin
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We can use RVSiteBuilder to build simple websites using templates. Because RVSiteBuilder provides an advanced and easy-to-use tool for creating a new website. RVSiteBuilder rich in templates ranging from free designs to more serious premium templates, which are affordable for users. And also provide modern templates which are compatible with mobile devices, namely Android, iOS and Windows Phone phones and tablets. Built-in RVSiteBuilder features include support for:
1) Guestbooks
2) Newsletters
3) Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs)
4) Forums
5) Photo galleries
6) Image editor
Creating your site with RVSiteBuilder provides many different features including:
1) Responsive Website Design
2) Block Management
3) Better Style-adjusting
4) Fully Customized Templates
5) Modernized UI
6) Streamlined Workflow
7) Ability to Import Other Templates
Install RVSiteBuilder on cPanel
To install RVSiteBuilder on your cPanel, first, you need to purchase RVSiteBuilder license and then follow the below steps.
1) After purchasing the license, SSH to your server as root and run the below commands
cd /usr/src
/scripts/makecpphp
(This command will rebuild cPanel’s internal PHP installation making sure it is up to date.)
2) Download the RVSiteBuilder installer to the server using the below commands.
rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/rvsitebuilderinstaller/ (removes any previous versions of RVSiteBuilder)
rm -f rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar (removes any previous download packages of RVSiteBuilder)
wget http://download.rvglobalsoft.com/rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar
tar -xvf rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar
chmod 755 addon_rvsitebuilder.cgi
3) Login to WHM as root. Go to WHM >> Plugins >> and run RVglobalsoft manager. Then follow the simple install process.
Install RVSiteBuilder on DirectAdmin
To install RVSiteBuilder on your DirectAdmin, first you need to purchase RVSiteBuilder license and then follow the below steps.
1) After purchasing the license, SSH to your server as root and run the below command:
cd /usr/src
2)Download the RVSiteBuilder installer to the server using the below commands.
rm -rf /usr/local/rvglobalsoft/rvsitebuilderinstaller
rm -f /usr/local/rvglobalsoft/rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar
wget http://download.rvglobalsoft.com/rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar
tar -xvf rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar
/usr/local/rvglobalsoft/rvsitebuilderinstaller/DaPreInstall.sh
3) Go to DirectAdmin >> Admin level >> and run ‘RVSiteBuilder Admin’ then follow simple install process.
4) Login to DirectAdmin as “admin” and Configure the plugin on your panel.
5) RVSiteBuilder in DirectAdmin plugins cannot configure hosting plans but you can set plans in user level by RVSiteBuilder Admin.
Go to DirectAdmin >> Admin level >> open RVSiteBuilder Admin and configure in ‘User Control List’ or ‘Reseller Control List.’
Note: For DirectAdmin panel with PHP version 5.5 only. After running these commands, follow steps 3 to 5.
Run the following command to make RVsitebuilder compatible with PHP 5.5:
perl /usr/local/directadmin/plugins/rvsitebuilderinstaller/admin/installphpda.pl
Run the following command to make RVseagullmod compatible with PHP 5.5:
perl /usr/local/rvglobalsoft/rvsitebuilderinstaller/autoinstaller.cgi –force=rvseagullmod
If you need any further help, please do reach our support department.
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