Certain features are often removed from cPanel & WHM in order to ensure the best user experience. The “deprecated” features are those that are no longer recommended and usually are planned to be removed from cPanel & WHM. The “removed” features refer to those features that have been removed from the codebase of cPanel & WHM.

1. Deprecated/ Removed
Features in cPanel & WHM

2. Table of Contents
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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

3.  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.
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Introduction

4. 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 won’t 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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Terminology

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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MySQL® 5.5

6.  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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SquirrelMail

7.  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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XML Output in APIs

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1-800-123 -8156
Whoa!That’s a big number, aren’t
you proud?

9.  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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The cPanel-Provided Hardened-
Kernel Update for the Linux Kernel

10.  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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TLSVersion 1.0

11.  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 >> Home >> cPanel >> 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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cPAddon Moderation

12.  Deprecated in cPanel & WHM version 64.The recommended action for it is using the Manage API
Tokens Interface ofWHM.
WHM >> Home >> Development >> Manage APITokens
 The use of this interface, as well as this interface itself, won’t 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 >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings
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Remote Access Hash Interface of WHM

13.  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 >> Home >> Install cPAddons Site Software
 The script, /scripts/migrate_legacy_wordpress_to_modern_wordpress needs to be used for
converting legacy WordPress cPAddon installations to the RPM-based WordPress CPAddon.
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cPAddons - WordPress (Legacy)

14.  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 >> Home >> Domains >> Zone Editor
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Simple Zone Editor Interface of cPanel

15.  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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Internal Perl 5.24

16.  Removed in cPanel & WHM version 70.The recommended action is to use any other contact method
that is available.
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AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

17.  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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MySQL 5.1 and Earlier

18.  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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CGI Center Interface of cPanel

19.  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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EarlierVersions of ImageMagick

20.  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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cPanel's x3Theme

21.  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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CentOS 5, CloudLinux 5, and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5

22.  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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Stunnel

23.  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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Ability to Customize cPanel & WHM Ports

24.  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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The LANG Localization System

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