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SarahK: /* WHMCS System URL */

2023-08-28T17:13:14Z

‎WHMCS System URL

SarahK at 17:02, 7 April 2023

2023-04-07T17:02:18Z

Lawrence: /* Domain */

2023-03-28T13:24:49Z

‎Domain

SarahK at 21:31, 2 November 2022

2022-11-02T21:31:04Z

SarahK at 19:10, 25 August 2022

2022-08-25T19:10:03Z

SarahK: /* Limit Activity Log */

2022-05-12T16:14:27Z

‎Limit Activity Log

SarahK at 19:31, 22 April 2022

2022-04-22T19:31:52Z

SarahK at 13:45, 15 April 2022

2022-04-15T13:45:24Z

SarahK at 13:19, 15 April 2022

2022-04-15T13:19:27Z

AlexN: /* Limit Activity Log */

2022-04-07T11:45:33Z

‎Limit Activity Log

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 ===WHMCS System URL===
-This setting defines the URL to use to access your WHMCS installation. This is based on the location of the files on your server. If possible, WHMCS attempts to set this value automatically during installation. If you use the command line for installation, WHMCS will prompt you for this value. For example, <tt>http://www.example.com/members/</tt>.
+This setting defines the URL to use to access your WHMCS installation. If possible, WHMCS attempts to set this value automatically during installation. This is based on the location of the files on your server. For example, <tt><nowiki>http://www.example.com/members/</nowiki></tt>.
 We recommend installing an SSL certificate. This will let you enter the SSL URL to enable encrypted connections between WHMCS and your customers and between your staff and the Admin Area. For example, <tt>https://www.example.com/members/</tt>.
+<div class="docs-alert-success">
 For more information about including this value in custom development, see [[WHMCS Base URL Template Variable]].

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 ===Domain===
-The URL for the domain that hosts your WHMCS installation. When a visitor follows an affiliate link, they will be redirected to this URL.
+The URL for the domain that hosts your WHMCS installation. When a visitor follows an affiliate link, the system will redirect them to this URL.
 ===Logo URL===
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 ===Maintenance Mode Redirect URL===
-When you enter a URL here, clients will be redirected there when '''Maintenance Mode''' is enabled instead of seeing the maintenance message.
+When '''Maintenance Mode''' is enabled, the system will redirect clients to the URL that you enter here instead of displaying the maintenance message.
 ===Friendly URLs===

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 ===Domain===
-The URL for the domain that hosts your WHMCS installation.
+The URL for the domain that hosts your WHMCS installation. When a visitor follows an affiliate link, they will be redirected to this URL.
-−
 ===Logo URL===
 The URL for the logo image that will appear in email messages, on invoices, and in the WHMCS Client Area.

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 ===Friendly URLs===
-You can select a simple URI path mode for friendly URLs or configure advanced settings.
+The Friendly URLs feature alters WHMCS URLs to use a human-readable format. For more information, see [[Friendly URLs]].
-For more information about friendly URLs, the available settings, and the associated system requirements, see [[Friendly URLs]].
+You can choose the following URI path modes:
-==== Simple Mode ====
+* '''Full Friendly Rewrite''' — This option will generate highly systematic URLs, which are excellent for search engines and visitors alike.  They are completely decoupled from the file system.
-You can choose from the following simple URI path modes:
+When you select an option, the system saves it automatically. If it does not match the detected setting (see below) it displays '''Manual Override''' next to the setting.
-−
-* '''Full Friendly Rewrite''' — For example, <tt>http://example.com/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
+==== Detected Mode ====
-WHMCS will automatically detect the best option based upon your server environment and highlight it with a green background. If you select a different option, the status indicator will switch to '''Manual Override'''.
+WHMCS automatically detects the best option for your server environment and highlights it with a green background.
-The recheck button, represented with a circular arrow icon, will perform an environment detection and immediately update your '''Friendly URLs''' settings to the optimal configuration.  If the '''Auto-Managed Rewrite''' setting is not enabled, and the system detects that modifications to your rewrite file (<tt>.htaccess</tt>) may occur during the optimization routine, you will be a prompted to enable it before any changes are applied.
+* To detect the best option again, click the circular arrow icon. This performs an environment detection and immediately updates your '''Friendly URLs''' settings.
 ==== Advanced Settings ====
 Click '''Advanced Settings''' to further customize how this feature behaves. We only recommend changing the advanced settings if you are confident maintaining your own <tt>mod_rewrite</tt> rules.
 ===== Path Mode =====
-The '''Path Mode''' management tab of '''Advanced Settings''' allows you to manually override the system-detected URI Path Mode and shows which modes are known to be support by your environment.
+The '''Path Mode''' tab allows you to manually override the system-detected URI Path Mode and shows which modes are known to be support by your environment.
 [[File:UriPathModeMgmt.png|550px]]
-The settings provided here perform the same result as the '''Simple Mode Selection''' but with more explicit control.  Notably, you may enable the manual override option while selecting a '''URI Path Mode''' that is the same as the system detected value.
+The settings here perform the same result as the '''Simple Mode Selection''' but with more explicit control. You may enable the manual override option while selecting a '''URI Path Mode''' that is the same as the system detected value.
 ===== Rewrite File =====
-The '''Rewrite File''' management tab of '''Advanced Settings''' allows you to manually select how WHMCS should control the rewrite file (<tt>.htaccess</tt>) as well as a copy of the WHMCS rewrite rules.  Rewrite rules alter inbound HTTP requests so that the application can effectively process friendly URLs.
+The '''Rewrite File''' tab allows you to manually select how WHMCS should control the rewrite file (<tt>.htaccess</tt>) as well as a copy of the WHMCS rewrite rules.  Rewrite rules alter inbound HTTP requests so that the application can effectively process friendly URLs.
 [[File:UriMgmtRewriteRuleTab.png|550px]]
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 <div class="docs-alert-warning">
 <span class="title">Upgrade to WHMCS 7.2</span><br />
-Upon installation (or upgrade to v7.2), WHMCS will perform an evaluation of your current environment. For more information, see [[Friendly_URLs#Rewrite_File_Initial_Evaluation|Friendly URLs Rewrite File Initial Evaluation]].
+When you upgrade to WHMCS 7.2, WHMCS will perform an evaluation of your current environment. For more information, see [[Friendly URLs]].
 </div>

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 You can choose from the following simple URI path modes:
-* '''Fully Friendly Rewrite''' — For example, <tt>http://awesome.host/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
+* '''Full Friendly Rewrite''' — For example, <tt>http://example.com/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
-* '''Friendly index.php''' — For example, <tt>http://awesome.host/index.php/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
+* '''Friendly index.php''' — For example, <tt>http://example.com/index.php/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
-* '''Basic URLs''' — For example, <tt>http://awesome.host/index.php?rp=/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
+* '''Basic URLs''' — For example, <tt>http://example.com/index.php?rp=/store/ssl-certificates/dv</tt>
 WHMCS will automatically detect the best option based upon your server environment and highlight it with a green background. If you select a different option, the status indicator will switch to '''Manual Override'''.
-The recheck button, represented with a circular arrow icon, will perform an environment detection and immediately update your Friendly URLs settings to the optimal configuration.  If the Auto-Managed Rewrite setting is not enabled, and the system detects that modifications to your rewrite file (.htaccess) may occur during the optimization routine, you will be a prompted to enable it before any changes are applied.
+The recheck button, represented with a circular arrow icon, will perform an environment detection and immediately update your '''Friendly URLs''' settings to the optimal configuration.  If the '''Auto-Managed Rewrite''' setting is not enabled, and the system detects that modifications to your rewrite file (<tt>.htaccess</tt>) may occur during the optimization routine, you will be a prompted to enable it before any changes are applied.
 ==== Advanced Settings ====
-Click '''Advanced Settings''' to further customise how this feature behaves. We only recommend changing the advanced settings if you are confident maintaining your own <tt>mod_rewrite</tt> rules.
+Click '''Advanced Settings''' to further customize how this feature behaves. We only recommend changing the advanced settings if you are confident maintaining your own <tt>mod_rewrite</tt> rules.
 ===== Path Mode =====
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 [[File:UriPathModeMgmt.png|550px]]
-The settings provided here perform the same result as the Simple Mode Selection but with more explicit control.  Notably, you may enable the manual override option while selecting a URI Path Mode that is the same as the system detected value.
+The settings provided here perform the same result as the '''Simple Mode Selection''' but with more explicit control.  Notably, you may enable the manual override option while selecting a '''URI Path Mode''' that is the same as the system detected value.
 Setting are automatically saved on change.
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 ===== Rewrite File =====
-The Rewrite File management tab of Advanced Settings allows you to manually select how WHMCS should control the rewrite file (.htaccess) as well as a copy of the WHMCS rewrite rules.  Rewrite rules are used to alter inbound HTTP requests so that the application can effectively process Friendly URLs
+The '''Rewrite File''' management tab of '''Advanced Settings''' allows you to manually select how WHMCS should control the rewrite file (<tt>.htaccess</tt>) as well as a copy of the WHMCS rewrite rules.  Rewrite rules alter inbound HTTP requests so that the application can effectively process friendly URLs.
 [[File:UriMgmtRewriteRuleTab.png|550px]]

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 ===Limit Activity Log===
-The maximum number of system-related entries to store in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > [[System Logs]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Utilities > [[Activity_Logs|Activity Log]]'''. System-related entries display the user of '''System/Automated''' and client of '''None'''.
+The maximum number of system-related entries to store in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > [[System Logs]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Utilities > Logs'''. System-related entries display the user of '''System/Automated''' and client of '''None'''.
 WHMCS purges system-related entries daily during the execution of the cron, when the activity log is viewed within the Admin Area, or when the '''Limit Activity Log''' setting is modified.

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 The '''General''' tab allows you to configure basic settings within WHMCS.
-You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
+You can access this tab at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
 ===Company Name===

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		+	The '''General''' tab allows you to configure basic settings within WHMCS.
		+
		+	You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.

	===Company Name===		===Company Name===

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 ===Limit Activity Log===
-The maximum number of system-related entries to store in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Logs''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Utilities > [[Activity_Logs|Activity Log]]'''. System-related entries display the user of '''System/Automated'' and client of '''None'''.
+The maximum number of system-related entries to store in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Logs''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Utilities > [[Activity_Logs|Activity Log]]'''. System-related entries display the user of '''System/Automated''' and client of '''None'''.
 WHMCS purges system-related entries daily during the execution of the cron, when the activity log is viewed within the Admin Area, or when the '''Limit Activity Log''' setting is modified.