Deprecation Plan¶
Note
This article only refers to InterWorx servers that are not managed by Liquid Web or Nexcess.
In order to provide an up-to-date user experience, features are sometimes removed, changed, or updated.
This page lists upcoming and past feature deprecations and removals.
Deprecated: No longer recommended, and will be removed in a future version of InterWorx
No longer providing updates outside of security and bug fixes
Recommended action should be taken as soon as possible
Removed/EOL: Removed from InterWorx, or reached End of Life status
No longer be providing any updates at all, including for security or bug fixes
Tickets submitted to Support will only be answered with advice to follow the Recommended Action listed
Feature will be unusable
A service or feature will be marked as Deprecated or Removed/EOL using either a specific date or a specific InterWorx version
Date: The feature was deprecated or removed on that date, which did not correspond with a specific version
InterWorx Version: The feature was deprecated or removed in that version
Upcoming Deprecations and Removals¶
Feature |
Details |
Recommended Action |
Deprecated |
Removed/EOL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Internal PHP version 7.2 |
Due to PHP 7.2 reaching EOL status, the internal PHP version will be upgraded to 8.1 |
Verify that all third-party plugins function with PHP version 8.1 |
InterWorx 7.10.2 |
InterWorx 8 |
Horde Webmail Interface |
Horde requires PHP 7.4 or below. Since the internal PHP version will be upgraded to 8.1, Horde is no longer compatible
Security vulnerability CVE-2022-30287
|
Use Roundcube for webmail services |
InterWorx 7.10.2 |
InterWorx 8 |
Webalizer Stats Program |
Webalizer is not supported in EL9 |
Use AWStats |
InterWorx 7.10.2 |
InterWorx 8 |
Past Deprecations and Removals¶
Feature |
Details |
Recommended Action |
Removed/EOL |
---|---|---|---|
Squirrelmail |
Squirrelmail was no longer being updated |
Use Roundcube or Horde for webmail services |
InterWorx 6.3.9 |
Internal PHP version 5.6 |
Due to PHP 5.6 reaching EOL status, the internal PHP version was upgraded to 7.2 |
Verify that all third-party plugins function with PHP version 7.2 |
InterWorx 6 |
EL5 Support |
EL5 reached EOL status March 31, 2017 |
Migrate to a server using CentOS 6 or CentOS 7 |
InterWorx 5.1.49 |
Certbo-auto for Let’s Encrypt |
Let’s Encrypt announced in December 2020 that they would be deprecating certbot-auto. Certbot-auto was replaced by Snapd for generating Let’s Encrypt certificates |
IW6 Servers: Update to InterWorx 7. Documentation can be found here
IW7 Servers: None, this was an automated update change
|
InterWorx 7.8.0 |
Snapd for Let’s Encrypt |
Due to compatibility issues with Snapd and CloudLinux, Snapd was replaced on IW7 servers with AcmePHP for generating Let’s Encrypt certificates |
None, this was an automated update change |
InterWorx 7.11.2 |
EL6 Support |
EL6 reached EOL status November 30, 2020 |
Migrate to a server running a supported os |
November 1, 2023 |
InterWorx 6 |
InterWorx 6 will reach public EOL status in the near future |
Update to InterWorx 7. Documentation can be found here |
InterWorx 6.14.2 |