{"id":2726,"date":"2013-05-20T18:29:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T18:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/05\/20\/delete-cpanel\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:40:45","slug":"delete-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/delete-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a cPanel in WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are no longer hosting a website, or you are closing it down, you may want to <strong>delete a cPanel account in WHM<\/strong>. In this tutorial, we will show you how to remove a <strong>cPanel<\/strong> from the <em>WHM (Web Host Manager)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial is only for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/reseller-hosting\">Reseller Hosting<\/a> and accounts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/vps-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VPS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/dedicated-servers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dedicated servers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CPziSLx44fg\" title=\"How to Delete a cPanel in WHM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"How to Delete a cPanel in WHM\",\"description\":\"Learn how to terminate a cPanel account in your WHM (Web Host Manager).\",\"uploadDate\":\"2015-11-05\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CPziSLx44fg\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Deleting a cPanel from WHM<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>If you want to save the files associated with this account, I recommend <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backing Up your Website<\/a> and downloading a copy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/log-into-whm\/\">Login to your Web Host Manager(WHM)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Type &#8216;<em>terminate<\/em>&#8216; in the WHM search (on the left).<\/li>\n<li>Under the <em>Account Functions<\/em> section, click <strong>Terminate Accounts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Remove<\/strong> button to the right of the account you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>A message will appear, &#8220;<em>Are you sure you want to remove the account \u201cexampl3\u201d? 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