How to allow zip shell on a shared plan?

WebHostPro

• June 14, 2018 13:50

We have a shared hosting customer requesting the extension

• zip shell command

Is this something I can add from the WHM or via root on the server?

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  Jcats

  • June 14, 2018 18:54

  Are you using Cloudlinux? If not, then just install it with yum and should be all set. yum -y install zip unzip
  if using Cloudlinux you need to do a bit extra but I think they include zip by default.

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  WebHostPro

  • June 14, 2018 19:20

  Thanks! I am using CloudLinux but I'll try this.

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  Jcats

  • June 14, 2018 19:35

  I just checked, zip is included in the compression config: CloudLinux Documentation so what you want to do is make sure zip is included by default since it wasn't already installed on your server. # grep -l /usr/bin/zip /etc/cagefs/conf.d/compression.cfg /etc/cagefs/conf.d/compression.cfg
  When you run the grep command you should see that output, if not add: /usr/bin/zip
  to the end of the paths= line and then run cagefsctl --force-update
  although you should do this anyway even if the .cfg contained zip since the actual binary didn't exist prior.

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 14, 2018 19:40

  Hello @WebHostPro, The information @Jcats provided is correct. However, generally the zip and unzip packages are already installed on the system by default. Thus, your customer should be able to use the zip and unzip commands via SSH without any required actions on your part. Let us know if the customer encounters any errors when attempting to use those commands. Thanks!

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