User Email Accounts

[mmsitech]

Is there anyway to interface with the API to just create email accounts?

This is actually what I am trying to accomplish. I want my ISP clients to be able to create their own emails without having to log into Directadmin. I have a specific user account created for the clients to sign up under.

Is this possible?

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Yes. All commands are accessible via API, even if they arn't listed. You just need to figure out what needs to be passed.

Create Email:

<form action=/CMD_EMAIL_POP method=POST>
action=create
domain=domain.com
user=emailname (do not include @domain.com)
passwd=password
passwd2=password
create=Create

Where the items in bold are variables which need to be set.

John

[lidios]

I am new to DA.

First, what is API?

And how can one allow its visitors create their own mailboxes?

Please Help.

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

API = Advanced Programming Interface. In order for you to use it, you'll need to know how to use php, and a good idea on how the httpd protocol works. More info can be found at www.directadmin.com/api.html

To use it, you'd have to create a php script that accesses DA through the API using your system username and password.

John

[lidios]

Hello,
Could someone please help me...

Where exactly do I pune that code?

<form action=/CMD_EMAIL_POP method=POST>
action=create
domain=domain.com
user=emailname (do not include @domain.com)
passwd=password
passwd2=password
create=Create

???

Thank You in advance!

[thoroughfare]

So now all of the DA functions are accessible through the API?

:)

Matt *looks excited*

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

They always have been :) I just never got around to documenting e v e r y s i n g l e o n e :D

All the "api" is simply a homemade webbrowser that run insde a php script. You can do anything with the script that you can do with a browser.

John

[thoroughfare]

Ahhhh :)

http://www.directadmin.com/api.html still says:
This the first release of the DirectAdmin API for basic functions. More DirectAdmin commands will be added to the API when time permits,

So I was under the impression that only some commands could be used through the API, but obviously you meant only some are documented :)

Cheers,
Matt :)

[lidios]

Is there noone who could help me.........

Could someone please write a simple how-to to let visitors create their own mailboxes...?

Thank you...

[DirectAdmin Support]

I think there needs to be some incentive **cough $$ cough** .. and I'm sure someone would be more than willing to help. :D

John