It seems like many people with self managed dedicated servers or virtual private server is facing issues with their cPanel license in certain steps. Maybe you’d installed new cPanel Addons from root or maybe you’d just rebooted your server after initial installation of cPanel then you may face this type of errors.

First, no need to worry, it’s very common and happening to many of us. Because we know that cPanel.net is very strict with their licensing system thus this issues arises. However, just follow the steps below and for sure it will be solved for you:

1 )=> Log into your server via SSH (root) and run the following command:

/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt

2)=> Now log in into your Web Host Manager (WHM) or cPanel again. If the key is still reported as missing, return to SSH and run the following command:

/scripts/upcp --force

3)=> Wait for the update to complete, and then try refreshing the key again with:

/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt

Please note: Your server time needs to be correct for your license to be synced with cPanel’s licensing system. You cannot anyhow use random time, must keep up with the actual time. And then everything should go smoothly.

If still not working, then you can comment back your issue with error message and I will try getting back with you guys.

When I looked at the PHPMyAdmin’s themes website, I was like WOW! They don’t even have sufficient information regarding such installation. All it said me to upload the theme folder directly under the theme folder which is inside the phpMyAdmin folder.

Now my web server uses cPanel WHM server which is very popular and most useful control panel. I do have root access but don’t know where the theme folder is located. I searched the root directories, cpanel directories including home etc. But couldn’t find that easily. Finally it was found in the following directory location which you will find in your server:

 /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/phpMyAdmin/themes

Now in order for you to install your favorite themes in your cPanel based server, login to your server via SSH (OpenSSH). You can use PuTTY which is a free SSH Client and easy to use (make sure you have root access to your server). You can download one from bit.ly/rSqZOX and install it on your computer.

cd /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/phpMyAdmin/themes

Once you’re logged into your server then write the following command:
Now you can use the “wget” command to download the themes from phpMyAdmin themes page which is located at bit.ly/ryyIFe. In our example we will use the theme “Pmamhomme”. Now to download, use the following command:

wget http://space.dl.sourceforge.net/project/phpmyadmin/themes/pmahomme/1.0b/pmahomme-1.0b.zip

Once the download is success in your server then unzip the file using the following command:

unzip pmahomme-1.0bzip

Once extracted successfully then your themes has been installed successfully. Congrats now you’ve learned how to install phpMyAdmin theme in a cPanel web server. When you open up your

phpMyAdmin from your cPanel control panel then in the home screen there will be a theme menu where your newly installed themes name will appear.

You can also customize the logo and other graphics easily by replacing the appropriate files within the “img” folder inside the themes folder. It is very useful for web hosting owners, re-sellers etc.

If you face any difficulties or problem then you can always contact me back or comment in the post for response.