Fantastico Deluxe or Fantastico F3 (the new name) is a great product from Netemberg. With a fast installation it allows you to have a great and simple way to install applications with just a few clicks, without touching a single line of code.
On this tutorial we will show you how to install Fantastico Deluxe on cPanel/WHM servers. Let’s begin.
Fast and easy: Install Fantastico F3 on cPanel/WHM servers
Login using ssh as root and place the following commands:
mkdir --parents /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3 cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3 && curl -O http://174.120.165.106/fantastico_f3/sources.tar.bz2 cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3 && tar --bzip2 --extract --file sources.tar.bz2
Now let’s validate your Fantastico license:
cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3/sources && /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php index.php license
You should see your IP address and the result, example:
192.168.1.189: Pass
Pass = your license was sucessfully validated.
Fail = there was an error while validating your license, contact Netemberg support.
Register WHM/cPanel and configure all the GUI stuff for the server
cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3/sources && /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php index.php optimize
You will see a lot of lines in the output, it’s totally normal.
Download/Register the apps and scripts for Fantastico
cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3/sources && /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php index.php scripts
You should see something like:
Wordpress: OK Joomla: OK
If the script is already up to date, you should see something like:
Worpress: Updated Prestashop: Updated
Same for scripts not updated:
Script Name: Not updated
At this point the fantastico installation should be ready to use.
Alternative ways to Install Fantastico
Using curl:
curl http://174.120.165.106/fantastico_f3/install.sh | /bin/bash
Using wget:
wget http://174.120.165.106/fantastico_f3/install.sh -O - | /bin/bash
How can I test Fantastico?
Login into your cPanel account and search for Fantastico, click on the apps you need to install and start ejoying Fantastico software.
How can I update Fantastico F3?
Run as root:
Update the Fantastico Core
cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3/sources && /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php index.php update
Update all the scripts and apps
cd /var/netenberg/fantastico_f3/sources && /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php index.php scripts
If you need more information about Fantastico, take a look at official website: Fantastico