Deprecated Removed Features in cPanel & WHM

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Deprecated/ Removed Features in cPanel WHM
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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Terminology
• MySQL 5.5
• SquirrelMail
• XML Output in APIs
• The cPanel-Provided Hardened-Kernel Update for
  the Linux Kernel
• TLS Version 1.0
• cPAddon Moderation
• Remote Access Hash Interface of WHM
• cPAddons - WordPress (Legacy)
• Simple Zone Editor Interface of cPanel

• Internal Perl 5.24
• AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)
• MySQL 5.1 and Earlier
• CGI Center Interface of cPanel
• Earlier Versions of ImageMagick
• cPanel's x3 Theme
• CentOS 5, CloudLinux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise
  Linux 5
• 32-bit Architectures for All Supported OS
• Stunnel
• Ability to Customize cPanel WHM Ports
• The LANG Localization System

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Introduction

• At times certain features are removed from cPanel
  WHM in order to ensure the best user
  experience. Usually, advance notice is provided
  of such deprecations or removals.
• cPanel WHM refers to a tools suite that is
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Terminology

• The below-mentioned terminology is used to
  describe features that are supposed to be removed
  from cPanel WHM.
• Deprecated- Such features are no longer
  recommended and are planned to be removed from
  cPanel WHM. Since active development has
  stopped on these features, future bug fixes are
  usually not provided. The user needs to update
  the customizations on his server, which use or
  depend on such features. This needs to be done as
  soon as possible.
• Removed- Such features have been removed from the
  codebase of cPanel WHM. Hence, the bugs related
  to these wont be fixed. Usually, such features
  are rendered unusable. Those customizations on a
  server that keep on using or depending on such
  features will encounter issues.
• Let us mention in the following slides those
  features that have been deprecated or removed
  from the recent cPanel WHM versions.

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MySQL 5.5

• Removed- Deprecated in cPanel WHM version
  11.52. Removed in cPanel WHM version 80. The
  recommended action for it is to update your local
  MySQL servers as well as your remote MySQL
  servers for the use of one of the following
• MySQL 5.6 or later
• MariaDB

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SquirrelMail

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 76. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 78. The recommended action
  for it is to use Horde or Roundcube for Webmail.
  By default, SquirrelMail is not included in new
  installations of cPanel WHM version 76 and the
  later versions.

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XML Output in APIs

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 68. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 74. The recommended action
  is to use the JSON output format for calling WHM
  API and cPanel API functions.

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• Whoa! Thats a big number, arent you
  proud?

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The cPanel-Provided Hardened-Kernel Update for
the Linux Kernel

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 68. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 72. The recommended action
  is to use the KernelCare Extra Patchset from
  CloudLinux.

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TLS Version 1.0

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 68. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 72. The recommended action
  involves using TLS version 1.2 in order to
  connect to cPanel WHM via SSL/TLS.

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cPAddon Moderation

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 66. The
  recommended action is to not use the Moderation
  section of the Manage cPAddons Site Software
  interface in WHM.
• WHM gtgt Home gtgt cPanel gtgt Manage cPAddons Site
  Software
• It needs to be mentioned that any cPAddons which
  are using this feature will continue to function.
  If moderation gets disabled, then it cannot be
  reactivated.

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Remote Access Hash Interface of WHM

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 64. The
  recommended action for it is using the Manage API
  Tokens Interface of WHM.
• WHM gtgt Home gtgt Development gtgt Manage API Tokens
• The use of this interface, as well as this
  interface itself, wont change on existing
  servers. On new installations with regard to
  cPanel WHM version 72 and the later versions,
  the Allow deprecated WHM accesshash
  authentication setting in the Security section of
  the Tweak Settings interface of WHM has been
  disabled. This has been done to prevent new use.
• WHM gtgt Home gtgt Server Configuration gtgt Tweak
  Settings

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cPAddons - WordPress (Legacy)

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 64. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 70. The recommended action
  involves using the RPM-based WordPress
  installation package of cPAddons. Those servers
  that run cPanel WHM version 64 or the versions
  that are newer than it, install this package
  automatically.
• It needs to be mentioned that the RPM-based
  WordPress cPAddon is displayed as WordPress by
  the Install cPAddons Site Software interface of
  WHM.
• WHM gtgt Home gtgt Install cPAddons Site
  Software
• The script, /scripts/migrate_legacy_wordpress_to_m
  odern_wordpress needs to be used for converting
  legacy WordPress cPAddon installations to the
  RPM-based WordPress CPAddon.

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Simple Zone Editor Interface of cPanel

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 62. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 70. The recommended action
  in this case is using the Zone Editor interface
  of cPanel.
• cPanel gtgt Home gtgt Domains gtgt Zone
  Editor

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Internal Perl 5.24

• Removed in cPanel WHM version 70. The
  recommended action is updating all third-party
  applications. This ensures that these are all
  compatible with Perl 5.26 and later.

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AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

• Removed in cPanel WHM version 70. The
  recommended action is to use any other contact
  method that is available.

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MySQL 5.1 and Earlier

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 60. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 62. The recommended action
  involves updating the servers so that these can
  use MySQL 5.5 or higher or MariaDB.

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CGI Center Interface of cPanel

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 60. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 64. The recommended action
  is removing the CGI applications from your active
  cPanel accounts.

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Earlier Versions of ImageMagick

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 58. Removed
  in cPanel WHM version 62. The recommended
  action involves updating those scripts that use
  ImageMagick to use GD. Scripts that use
  ImageMagick need to be updated to use that
  version of ImageMagick which ships with the
  operating system.

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cPanel's x3 Theme

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 11.52. Removed
  in cPanel WHM version 60. The recommended
  action involves updating all the cPanel accounts
  of the servers to use the new default cPanel
  theme. Custom cPanel plugins as well as
  customized cPanel interface need to be updated to
  use the new theme.

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CentOS 5, CloudLinux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 56. Removed in
  cPanel WHM version 58. The recommended action
  is upgrading the servers to the new version of
  the operating system.

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Stunnel

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 11.32. Removed
  in cPanel WHM version 58. There is no
  recommended action in this case because NativeSSL
  support is included in cPanel WHM.

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Ability to Customize cPanel WHM Ports

• Removed in cPanel WHM version 58. The
  recommended action has to do with using the
  default secure ports for cPanel (2083) and WHM
  (2087).

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The LANG Localization System

• Deprecated in cPanel WHM version 11.26. Removed
  in cPanel WHM version 82. The recommended
  action is updating custom translations of
  interfaces of cPanel or WHM and custom plugins to
  use the locale.maketext system

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