How to Set Document Root outside public_html for Addon Domain OR Sub Domain

The default DocumentRoot on cPanel servers when creating an Addon OR Subdomain is /home/user/public_html/addon.com. Can the DocumentRoot be placed outside of public_html? When adding the Addon OR subdomain, you are able to. But it is not permitted by the system. You must get in touch with your web hosting company to activate this function. Not every web host offers this function. If you own a dedicated server OR VPS hosting, then

• Log in to WHM as root.
• Click on Server Configuration.
• Go to Tweak Settings.
• Now, in the Find textbox type  public_html.
• By default Restrict document roots to public_html option is On. Set it to Off.
• When set to On it prevents users from creating subdomains outside of their public_html directory.
• Click on Save.

This will allow you to set document root outside public_html for the Addon Domain or Subdomain.

This feature is available with our cPanel shared hosting plans.