{"id":4277,"date":"2012-07-31T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.resellerclub.com\/?p=4277"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:20:13","slug":"web-hosting-tip-change-sites-ip-in-whm-without-root-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/blog\/web-hosting-tip-change-sites-ip-in-whm-without-root-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Hosting Tip: Change Site\u2019s IP in WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4285\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4285 \" title=\"Change Site's IP\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/change-sites-IP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"121\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Have you used our Custom Plugin for Changing a Site&#8217;s IP in WHM?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As you\u2019ll find, most Hosting providers don\u2019t provide Root Access with Reseller Hosting packages. While this is a common practice in the Industry there are certain functions which require root access that a user may need to conduct frequently. One such function is <strong>changing a site\u2019s IP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To be able to let our users perform this function on their own, we\u2019ve built a <strong>custom plugin with our WHM implementation<\/strong> that allows them to easily change their site\u2019s IP from their WHM panel.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a <strong>step by step guide<\/strong> on how you can do this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Login to your ResellerClub control panel &amp; navigate to the order view of your <strong>Linux Reseller Hosting package<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Once there, access your WHM account. 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