Deprecation Plan
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.. 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 

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Upcoming Deprecations and Removals
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   * - 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 <https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/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
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   * - 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     - Squirrelmail was no longer being updated 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 <https://appendix.interworx.com/6.x/nodeworx/general/upgrade-major-version.html>`__ 
       | 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 :doc:`a supported os </getting_started/setup_information/requirements-interworx-control-panel>` 
     - 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 <https://appendix.interworx.com/6.x/nodeworx/general/upgrade-major-version.html>`__
     - InterWorx 6.14.2