How to create a WHM/cPanel account, without creating a new sub-domain?

Question

I have a basic VPS (full root access), with WHM/cPanel, and am learning the ropes. I'm trying to create a new account for an existing domain (mysite.com), and so far WHM won't let me - it either wants a sub-domain or fake domain, but won't allow two accounts for one domain.

In the beginning, there was only the root account, and it wouldn't let me login to cPanel - a quick chat with tech support, and I am informed that I need to create a second account, which I did. So now I have an account, call it ns1me, for domain mysite.com.

Now I want to create a django account. I go through the same process, but WHM won't allow me to use mysite.com as the domain for django. The docs recommend a sub-domain, so I fill the box in with django.mysite.com. I then realize that has actually created a sub-domain - going to django.mysite.com shows me its home directory, along with helpful information about what version of Apache, Python, and other mods its running (thanks, Apache).

I really don't want a sub-domain, so that's out. Another chat with tech support, and they recommend a fake domain name, as it won't create anything. Sure enough, using a domain of djangomysite.com works, and WHM allows me to create a django account. But of course, I can't send email to django@djangomysite.com (where I could to django@django.mysite.com).

What I want, is to be able to create a second account, associated with mysite.com (so I can run cPanel logged in as django, send email to django@mysite.com, etc) - without creating a whole new sub-domain, or fake domain.

Answer 1

It was mentioned that cPanel prepends database names with the cPanel user's username and that is the reasoning for having 2 users for the same domain.

That is optional since version 11.28.

To disable the prefixing, go to WHM -> SQL Services -> Disable Database Prefix

Now you will be able to create databases named django_db etc. from username ns1me.

Answer 2

cPanel works correctly because it assumes owner of mysite.com is an owner of that domain. In practice there is very-very rare situation to create separated account for a subdomain.

However, there is a solution, but not it is not a pretty one:

• In WHM go to Tweak settings, and turn on Allow domain parking across accounts setting
• Then, create an account with a fake domain
• Then enter to newly created account and park a subdomain on a top of that.

Alternative solution (for avoid first step) IIRC you can park a domain manually from WHM on top of any account (on the left side type 'park' into the search bar.

I think it will be solve your problem.