WHMCS Importer

This guide will help you migrate from WHMCS to Paymenter.

This will import the following data from your WHMCS installation:

• Currencies
• Users (clients)
• Admins
• Categories
• Products
• Tickets
• Orders
• Services
• Service Cancellations
• Invoices
• Payments

WARNING

This will remove all existing data in your Paymenter installation! Make sure to back up your data before proceeding.

1. Backup Your Data

Start by backing up your WHMCS database:

mysqldump -u root -p whmcs > whmcs.sql

2. Install Paymenter

Follow the Installation Guide to install the latest version.

3. Create a Temporary Database

You’ll need a temporary database to import your old data:

mysql -u root -p

Inside the MySQL shell:

CREATE DATABASE whmcs_temp;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON whmcs_temp.* TO 'paymenter'@'127.0.0.1' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Now import your backup into the temporary database:

mysql -u root -p whmcs_temp < whmcs.sql

4. Migrate the Data

Run the migration command:

php artisan app:import-from-whmcs whmcs_temp

This command will prompt you for the database user’s password.

It uses your .env file to read the host, port, and username automatically.
Want to set them manually? Use this format:

php artisan app:import-from-whmcs whmcs_temp username 127.0.0.1 3306

5. Cleanup

Once the migration is complete, you can remove the temporary database:

mysql -u root -p

Inside the MySQL shell:

DROP DATABASE whmcs_temp;

6. You're Done

You've successfully migrated from WHMCS to Paymenter!

If you encounter any issues, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.