Rackspace DNS Manager for WHMCS

BusyRack Rackspace DNS Manager for WHMCS is an addon module which allows customers who have only domain names without a hosting package to manage DNS zones of their domain names. It is integrated directly into WHMCS template under Domains Management area. Once client enters DNS Manager for a domain name, the module will automatically connect to a Rackspace account and create a zone file. Client will be able to add/edit/delete DNS records via DNS Manager interface.

Features

• Automatically create Zone file for new domain name
• DNS template for new zone file configurable
• Add/Update/Delete DNS Zone records and sync up with Rackspace account
• Multi-language support
• One-click-button to configure Google Apps
• Configurable by domain extensions
• WHMCS V5 Compatibility
• Support multiple Rackspace accounts ^new

Requirements

• ionCube Loader
• PHP5.6 or later
• Curl PHP extension
• WHMCS V6 or higher

Installation

• Unpack the module and place in into WHMCS addons directory. The directory should look like this: modules/addons/br_rackspace_dns
• In your current template directory, edit dropdown-menu in file clientareadomains.tpl to be similar to this:

<ul>
<li><a href=”clientarea.php?action=domaindetails&id={$domain.id}#tab3″><i></i> {$LANG.domainmanagens}</a></li>
<li><a href=”index.php?m=br_rackspace_dns&id={$domain.id}”><i></i> Domain DNS Manager</a></li>
<li><a href=”clientarea.php?action=domaincontacts&domainid={$domain.id}”><i></i> {$LANG.domaincontactinfoedit}</a></li>
<li><a href=”clientarea.php?action=domaindetails&id={$domain.id}#tab2″><i></i> {$LANG.domainautorenewstatus}</a></li>
<li></li>
<li><a href=”clientarea.php?action=domaindetails&id={$domain.id}”><i></i> {$LANG.managedomain}</a></li>
</ul>

• NOTE: for custom ClientArea template, please purchase addon installation with us, we’ll configure it for you
• Activate the addon in Setup >> Addon Modules
• Click on Configure and enter a license key
• Configure Rackspace account details in Addons >> Rackspace DNS Manager
• To enable “Automatically create DNS zone at domain registration” feature, please copy file br_rackspace_dns/hook/br_rackspace_dns_hooks.php to includes/hooks/br_rackspace_dns_hooks.php