{"id":10652,"date":"2021-04-27T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T12:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10652"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:36:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T12:36:28","slug":"fix-invalid-cpanel-license-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/fix-invalid-cpanel-license-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the &#8220;Invalid cPanel License&#8221; Error?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are three reasons why the &#8220;Invalid cPanel License&#8221; error occurs.<\/p>\n<p>i. Your cPanel license has expired.<br \/>\nii. Your server&#8217;s IP has changed.<br \/>\niii. Your license needs to be updated.<\/p>\n<p>The error shows itself when you are\u00a0logging into WHM.<\/p>\n<h2>To\u00a0Fix the &#8220;Invalid cPanel License&#8221; Error<\/h2>\n<p>1. You will need to verify if the license of your IP is still valid. To check that, open your internet browser and browse\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/verify.cpanel.net\/app\/verify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/verify.cpanel.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Enter your IP address in the given field and click <strong>Verify License<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/verify_lic_cp_censored-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"683\" \/> 3. Scroll down and you can see the <strong>License History<\/strong> for your IP. Check if the status is <strong>active<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/history_lic_cp_censored-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. If the status is <strong>active<\/strong>, log in to your server via <strong>SSH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>5. Run the following command in the module:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/cpkeyclt<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/lic_mod_cp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This command will update your\u00a0license and fix the error.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are three reasons why the &#8220;Invalid cPanel License&#8221; error occurs. i. Your cPanel license has expired. ii. Your server&#8217;s IP has changed. iii. Your license needs to be updated. The error shows itself when you are\u00a0logging into WHM. To\u00a0Fix the &#8220;Invalid cPanel License&#8221; Error 1. 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