Dynamic DNS Server WHM API PHP

CanadaGuy

• September 25, 2018 10:48

I'm trying to consolidate some services, and was looking to see what has been done with WHM and dynamic dns using API tokens. I found this, but it is user/password based: github.com/teampalmtree/WHMDDNS I found this as an example of the API token implementation for php:

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  CanadaGuy

  • September 26, 2018 18:00

  So I took those two examples I posted and wrote a php script that is mostly compatible with the DynDNS "protocol". There isn't as much to it as I thought. I need to clean up and workout the authentication part still but if anyone is interested, I'd be happy to share. You need to create a WHM API token for it to work. You then configure a sub-domain to act as the update server where you drop the php script and .htaccess file. Then you configure your DDNS client to point at the server, use DynDNS protocol (if necessary) and go to town. It could still use some improvements to flexibility and robustness I'm sure.

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  cPanelMichael

  • September 27, 2018 18:31

  Hello @CanadaGuy, Feel free to share the script here, or perhaps create a GitHub repo for it and share the link. You may also find the following GitHub repo helpful: CpanelInc/cpanel-dynamicdns-tools Thank you.

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  CanadaGuy

  • September 28, 2018 13:07

  Hello @CanadaGuy, Feel free to share the script here, or perhaps create a GitHub repo for it and share the link. You may also find the following GitHub repo helpful:

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  CanadaGuy

  • September 30, 2018 19:49

  Hello @CanadaGuy, Feel free to share the script here, or perhaps create a GitHub repo for it and share the link.

  
  Here is my code (but I'm not a coder in general). I still need to update the readme with how to use it. github.com/CanadaGuy/cpanel-ddns

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  ddaddy

  • June 25, 2019 18:16

  Thanks for this. I"ll give this a go. You mentioned you wanted to use tokens but I see it requires username and password. Could you not get tokens working?

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  CanadaGuy

  • June 25, 2019 18:21

  Thanks for this. I"ll give this a go. You mentioned you wanted to use tokens but I see it requires username and password. Could you not get tokens working?

  
  To be honest, I don't remember what my motivations were for login vs tokens at the time. Every time I learn something new it pushes old stuff out of my brain. If you think I could help, let me know. It does take a bit of setup to make it work, but interestingly everyone seems to use the Dyn DNS API, even Google, so feel free to extend on the work or whatever.

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  ddaddy

  • June 30, 2019 14:12

  All up and running with my DD-WRT router automatically updating my DDNS. I can cancel my Dyn subscription now. Thanks

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  CanadaGuy

  • November 01, 2020 12:26

  Thanks for this. I"ll give this a go. You mentioned you wanted to use tokens but I see it requires username and password. Could you not get tokens working?

  
  I updated my script at raceybe/cpanel-ddns which now takes user:password or user:token if anyone is interested

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