How to Check the Version of cPanel / WHM
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Pre-Flight Check
- These instructions are intended specifically for checking your version of cPanel or WHM via the command line or the WHM dashboard.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Managed CentOS 7 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
Method #1: Checking the Version of cPanel / WHM by the ‘cpanel’ Command
Using the cPanel command:
/usr/local/cpanel/cpanel -V
11.50.0 (build 27)
Method #2: Checking the Version of cPanel / WHM by Looking at the Version File
Using the version file:
cat /usr/local/cpanel/version
11.50.0.27
Method #3: Checking the Version of cPanel / WHM Via the WHM Dashboard
Once you’re logged into WHM you can see the version of cPanel / WHM displayed at the top:
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