CWP needs to move forward - Fast

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CWP needs to move forward @Jose , not only with full AlmaLinux 9 support, but also AlmaLinux 10.

And drop support for the Way Past EOL CentOS 7.

Other control panel competitors already support AlmaLinux 10 like cPanel, CyberPanel, ApisCP, Webuzo to mention a few.

Most of these also have native support for PHP 8.4 & 8.5 built-in.

Meanwhile CWP is stuck at AlmaLinux 8, because it is compatible with CentOS 7. :/

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big supporter of CWP as people know, and how certain modules can be managed and updated by themselves.
BUT there is some point you have to look around.

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We have been waiting for CWP to be updated properly since 2023. I had contact with almost the entire team of CWP, but they stopped responding (and a few blocked me because I continued asking for an update).

I am also a big fan of CWP because this is the only control panel that can compete with paid control panels like cPanel, Plesk, etc.. but since the development has been slowed (maybe abandoned), this has dropped its market share a lot.

We need it to be compatible with AlmaLinux 9 and 10, but the support team doesn't bother about the forum and the feedback.

One more thing, they have stopped responding to the support tickets, too. I raised a support ticket on Feb 25, 2026, but despite multiple reminders, they are not responding.

Agreed.

@josemnunez

Tagged him wrong before, but he does sometimes look at the forums, so does Igor.

I'm beginning to wonder if there wasn't a falling out between the 3 developers at this point.

Bug fixes continue to be released.
But no real updates like for new PHP versions, even 8.1 or 8.3 that php.net has released.

And we won't even talk about the forums falling apart, first the SSL, not the icons over the message box aren't working.

I did create a neutral forums at sysadmin.help (shameless plug), that cover CWP, CyberPanel, CSF, OWASP, and any others that may be suggested.

There's also an area for Cat and Computer Meme's. 

Only a few weeks ago, YOU have been here, calling anyone that show a little bit of feedback about CWP lack of updates and advances as "cPanel envagelists". ANYONE - me included - that shows a little bit of frustation about the decadency of CWP have been downgraded by comments made from you.

Any one that came here, calling CWP as being outdated, or "dead", YOU active call them away. YOU have helped in the state that CWP is. and NOW you are putting this? The exact same thing that EVERYONE have been saying?

Im sorry, but must be a joke.
If CWP is in the state that it is, despite all your guides and help, YOU helped make it like this, scarring away users from the ONLY support that they have to show some bit of hope that something will change.

The fact that you, one of the CWP envangelists, NOW write this post, is the proff that this is dead and will not come back. So go look for another panel - something that you should have done long time ago... when everyone was saying it and you blame them.
CWP is dead.

We CWP team is not giving us clear answer ?

Only a few weeks ago, YOU have been here, calling anyone that show a little bit of feedback about CWP lack of updates and advances as "cPanel envagelists". ANYONE - me included - that shows a little bit of frustation about the decadency of CWP have been downgraded by comments made from you.

Any one that came here, calling CWP as being outdated, or "dead", YOU active call them away. YOU have helped in the state that CWP is. and NOW you are putting this? The exact same thing that EVERYONE have been saying?

Im sorry, but must be a joke.
If CWP is in the state that it is, despite all your guides and help, YOU helped make it like this, scarring away users from the ONLY support that they have to show some bit of hope that something will change.

The fact that you, one of the CWP envangelists, NOW write this post, is the proff that this is dead and will not come back. So go look for another panel - something that you should have done long time ago... when everyone was saying it and you blame them.
CWP is dead.

CWP is NOT DEAD, NEVER said that.

And currently isn't outdated since AlmaLinux 8 hasn't reached EOL.

The main parts Apache, PHP, ModSecurity, etc. all can be updated manually without using the GUI.

But to be competitive past AL8 EOL on 2029-05-31 (3 years away) it should be updated to support AL10 to make it future proof.
Again, they do need to drop support for CentOS 7, which is what I think is holding CWP back.

3 years isn't a long time to revamp code or migrate to new OS'es.

It was a mess when Red Hat pulled the plug on CentOS 8 early, killing it way before it's posted EOL.
Thankfully AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux both came out to fill the gap left.

We are still using CWP on AL9.
So we are good until at least 2032-05-31 (6 years)

And I am still here helping users who need it, and will keep out knowledge base up2date.

The one thing CWP has over other panels is it can be updated outside the GUI, while others you can't.

Several, including cPanel use a dead line of a security module. Even in their latest versions on AL10.
Where CWP uses a version you can upgrade thru the CLI.

Almalinux is the os.
Cwp is a Control panel.

Say that cwp is updated because suporte the latest version of Almalinux is like saying that Netscape is updated just because you can run it in windows 11.
That makes zero sense.....

But to be competitive past AL8 EOL on 2029-05-31 (3 years away) it should be updated to support AL10 to make it future proof.

@djprmf

Let me try this again for you.

When I posted that line, it means CWP supports AL8 fully currently, which is still current.
But to make CWP future proof, it needs to support AL10.