To improve our ability to support our customers and provide the best possible experience, we sometimes remove features from cPanel & WHM. When possible, we attempt to provide advance notice of any deprecations or removals. Check this document often for updates.
We use the following terminology to describe features that we plan to remove from cPanel & WHM:
Deprecated — We no longer recommend the feature and, in most cases, plan to remove it from cPanel & WHM soon.
Because we ceased active development on the feature, we are unlikely to provide future bug fixes.
Update any customizations on your server that use or depend on the feature as soon as possible.
Removed — We have removed the feature from the cPanel & WHM codebase.
We will not fix bugs.
In most cases, you cannot use the feature.
Any customizations on your server that continue to use or depend on the feature will experience problems.
Planned deprecations and removals
We currently plan to deprecate or remove the following features in future cPanel & WHM versions:
Feature
Recommended action
Deprecation
Removal
Sectigo AutoSSL provider
We will automatically switch Sectigo AutoSSL users to Let’s Encrypt™ in November 2024.
Use the cpdavd service for CalDAV (calendars) and CardDAV (contacts). During the upgrade to cPanel & WHM version 120, servers that use the CCS plugin will automatically migrate all CCS data to a format compatible with the cpdavd service.
We block new cPanel & WHM installations and upgrades on CentOS 7 and CloudLinux 7 in cPanel & WHM version 112. We will support existing CentOS 7 and CloudLinux 7 servers running cPanel & WHM version 110 in our Extended Lifecycle Support program until January 1, 2026. For more information, read our Extended Lifecycle Support OSes Update blog post.
cPanel & WHM version 106
cPanel & WHM version 112
CloudLinux 6 and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 7
We block new cPanel & WHM installations on CloudLinux 6 and RHEL 7 in cPanel & WHM version 112. We will support existing CloudLinux 6 and RHEL 7 servers running cPanel & WHM version 110 until these operating systems reach their EOL (End of Life).
cPanel & WHM version 106
cPanel & WHM version 112
Internal PHP version 7.4
Verify that all third-party plugins function with internal PHP version 8.1.
Note:
This includes the removal of all PHP modules that Horde provides. For more information, read the Horde webmail interface entry in this document.
Horde relies on PHP 7.4, which reached End-of-Life on November 28, 2022. Because of this, we have removed the Horde webmail interface. Use Roundcube for Webmail.
CentOS 8 reached End of Life on December 31, 2021. Because of this, we blocked new installations of cPanel & WHM on CentOS 8 as of December 15, 2021. For more information, read our What should I do if my OS has reached its EOL date? documentation.
When the server updates to version 108, the system will automatically assign all accounts set to paper_lantern to jupiter.
cPanel & WHM version 100
cPanel & WHM version 108
Change Style interface
None. Jupiter does not support custom styles.
cPanel & WHM version 100
cPanel & WHM version 108
Addon Domains, Subdomains, and Aliases interfaces in the Jupiter theme
Use the Domains interface for addon domain, subdomain, and alias management.
cPanel & WHM version 100
cPanel & WHM version 106
MyDNS and NSD nameservers
Select PowerDNS or BIND in WHM’s Nameserver Selection interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Nameserver Selection). Servers that still use MyDNS or NSD will automatically update to PowerDNS.
Use TLS version 1.2 to connect to cPanel & WHM via SSL/TLS.
cPanel & WHM version 68
cPanel & WHM version 72
cPAddon Moderation
Do not use the Moderation section of WHM’s Manage cPAddons Site Software interface (WHM » Home » cPanel » Manage cPAddons Site Software).
Note:
Any cPAddons that currently use this feature will continue to function. However, if you disabled moderation, you cannot reactivate it.
cPanel & WHM version 66
N/A
Legacy Backups
Use WHM’s Backup Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Backup » Backup Configuration).
Note:
New installations of cPanel & WHM version 64 and later do not include the Legacy Backups system.
cPanel & WHM version 64
N/A
WHM’s Remote Access Hash interface
Use WHM’s Manage API Tokens interface (WHM » Home » Development » Manage API Tokens).
Note:
This interface and its use will not change on existing servers. On new installations of cPanel & WHM version 72 and later, we disable the Allow deprecated WHM accesshash authentication setting in the Security section of WHM's Tweak Settings interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings), in order to prevent new use.
cPanel & WHM version 64
N/A
cPAddons - WordPress (Legacy)
Use cPAddons’ RPM-based WordPress® installation package. Servers that run cPanel & WHM version 64 or later automatically install this package.
Note:
WHM's Install cPAddons Site Software interface (WHM >> Home >> cPanel >> Install cPAddons Site Software) displays the RPM-based WordPress cPAddon as WordPress.
To convert your legacy WordPress cPAddon installations to the RPM-based WordPress cPAddon, use the /scripts/migrate_legacy_wordpress_to_modern_wordpress script.
cPanel & WHM version 64
cPanel & WHM version 70
cPanel’s Simple Zone Editor interface
Use cPanel’s Zone Editor interface (cPanel » Home » Domains » Zone Editor).
cPanel & WHM version 62
cPanel & WHM version 70
cPanel’s Advanced Zone Editor interface
Use cPanel’s Zone Editor interface (cPanel » Home » Domains » Zone Editor).
cPanel & WHM version 62
cPanel & WHM version 70
Internal Perl 5.24
Update all third-party applications to ensure that they are compatible with Perl 5.26 and later.
N/A
cPanel & WHM version 70
The cgiemail and cgiecho scripts
Use WHM’s clean_cgiemail script to remove these scripts from your server.
Remove any CGI applications from your active cPanel accounts.
cPanel & WHM version 60
cPanel & WHM version 64
Earlier versions of ImageMagick®
Update scripts that use ImageMagick to use GD.
Update scripts that use ImageMagick to use the version of ImageMagick that ships with your operating system.
cPanel & WHM version 58
cPanel & WHM version 62
Internal Perl 5.18
Update all third-party applications to ensure their compatibility with Perl 5.22 and later.
cPanel & WHM version 56
cPanel & WHM version 58
cPanel’s x3 theme
Update all of your servers’ cPanel accounts to use the new default cPanel theme.
Warning:
If you customize the cPanel interface, or if you develop custom cPanel plugins, update them to use the new theme. For more information, read our Guide to cPanel Plugins documentation.
cPanel & WHM version 11.52
cPanel & WHM version 60
BlackBerry® FastMail Service
Install the mobile version of your email client onto your phone.
cPanel & WHM version 11.52
cPanel & WHM version 98
CentOS 5, CloudLinux 5, and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 5
Upgrade your servers to a newer version of your operating system.
cPanel & WHM version 56
cPanel & WHM version 58
32-bit architectures for all supported operating systems
Upgrade your servers to use a 64-bit architecture.
cPanel & WHM version 56
cPanel & WHM version 58
bandmin
Do not use the bandmin application.
N/A
cPanel & WHM version 58
Ability to customize cPanel & WHM ports
Use the default secure ports for WHM (2087) and cPanel (2083).
N/A
cPanel & WHM version 58
Earlier versions of suEXEC modules
Update your servers to use EasyApache 4.
N/A
cPanel & WHM version 58
Microsoft® FrontPage® extensions
None.
cPanel & WHM version 11.46
cPanel & WHM version 11.46
stunnel
Because cPanel & WHM includes NativeSSL support, no action is necessary.
cPanel & WHM version 11.32
cPanel & WHM version 58
The LANG localization system
Update custom translations of the cPanel or WHM interfaces and custom plugins to use the locale.maketext system.
cPanel & WHM version 11.26
cPanel & WHM version 82
Apple® Push Notifications
cPanel & WHM no longer supports iOS Mail push notifications due to the following changes by Apple:
As of November 2020, Apple no longer supports the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) legacy API for sending push notifications.