{"id":3815,"date":"2016-04-21T14:21:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2016\/04\/21\/whmcs-login\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T22:49:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:49:50","slug":"whmcs-login","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/whmcs-login\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Log into the WHMCS Admin Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that you have installed WHMCS you are ready to log into your admin area for the first time. This quick tutorial explains how to do that. <\/p>\n

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NOTE:<\/b> A valid license for WHMCS is required to access the admin area of a WHMCS installation. Fortunately, a license for WHMCS is included with all of our Reseller Hosting plans<\/a>. Want to learn more about WHMCS features<\/a>? Be sure to check out our Reseller Hosting Product Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Logging into your WHMCS Admin Panel<\/h2>\n
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  1. Visit the URL where you installed WHMCS.\n
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  2. Add the admin folder name to the end of the URL. For example, if your admin folder name is \u2018admin\u2019 you would enter www.example.com\/admin\n
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  3. \"\"<\/a>\n
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    The Login page will appear, enter your admin username and password.<\/p>\n

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  4. \"\"<\/a>\n
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    Click Login<\/strong> to enter the admin area.<\/p>\n

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    Now that you have installed WHMCS you are ready to log into your admin area for the first time. This quick tutorial explains how to do that. NOTE: A valid license for WHMCS is required to access the admin area of a WHMCS installation. 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