{"id":10950,"date":"2025-01-17T10:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:24:15","slug":"how-to-rename-the-whmcs-admin-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-rename-the-whmcs-admin-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Rename the WHMCS Admin Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to Rename the WHMCS Admin Directory<\/h1>\n

Customizing the name of your WHMCS admin directory makes it harder for bots and other malicious users to find the login URL for your WHMCS Admin Area.<\/p>\n

To do this, you must create the custom directory\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0update WHMCS’s configuration to use it successfully.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We recommend performing this task and other security measures immediately after installing WHMCS. For a full list, see\u00a0More Ways to Secure Your WHMCS Installation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Renaming Your Admin Directory<\/h2>\n
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To customize your admin directory and update it in WHMCS:<\/p>\n

1. Open the\u00a0configuration.php<\/code>\u00a0<\/strong>file in your WHMCS installation’s root directory.<\/p>\n

2. Update the following line, where\u00a0example<\/code>\u00a0is the custom name that you want to use:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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$customadminpath = \"example\";<\/code><\/pre>\n
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