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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by sETu on February 24, 2026, 08:58:22 AM »Goodbye CWP, I’m done for good.
Alright folks, this is my last post here.
I’m officially moving away from Control Web Panel and I’m not looking back. This isn’t a rage-quit. It’s a long-overdue “operations sanity” decision.
Why I’m leaving:My take (simple):
- Admins missing in action. Too often it feels like nobody is steering the ship.
- A few loud users run the forum. If you ask real questions, you get politics instead of answers.
- Support reality: Asking for help here is mostly useless and if you positively criticize something, some people act like you committed a crime.
- The usual reply: “Go buy a paid panel then.” Cool. That’s exactly what I did because when clients are paying me, I need reliability and support, not forum drama.
- Updates went for a toss: There hasn’t been a meaningful update in forever (feels like a year+). PHP updates feel like a wishful dream, roadmap talk stays talk, and the product momentum just isn’t there.
- Updates + security: CVEs get discovered fast… but fixes feel slow. And in between, you’re left patching holes with your own custom scripts just to keep things tight.
- DIY forever: Fixing loopholes and making things “production-safe” shouldn’t require custom scripts for half the stack, but here we are.
- DNS cluster (sorry): It’s not production-grade. I ended up writing my own DNS cluster scripts and they’ve been more stable and predictable than what I got out of the box.
Open-source is amazing when it’s actively maintained and supported.
But if you’re running a business, charging clients, or your uptime matters, then support and accountability aren’t “luxury items.” They’re the basics.
So yeah… I finally did it. Moved on.
And honestly, if you’re reading this while firefighting the same stuff every week maybe you should consider it too.
No hate, no personal beef just facts from the trenches.
Wishing you all the best.
Logging off for good...
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Jaspreet Singh
can you please suggest me which control panel you are using now or plan to switch?
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by sETu on February 24, 2026, 08:55:08 AM »Completely agree with Jaspreet Singh.
This project seems to be dead, as we have not received any updates since Nov 2024, and there is no support on the forum either.
Some time ago, I contacted the CWP team, and they said they were working, but they blocked me then. There are a few members who are running the forum by just saying "CWP Team is working, CWP is not dead, blah blah, etc.." and a few of them are sharing their article users, but the actual CWP team doesn't bother looking at the forum.
It's time to move on
Project is NOT DEAD. Not sure why you keep posting that line...
CWP pushed an update today (2026-02-18) 0.9.8.1222.
And before that 0.9.8.1221 was pushed on 2026-02-02
It's personal preference if you want to stop using CWP and 'move on'
I've tested other panels, and they all have CVEs and can not be kept updated as easily as CWP can be.
Some don't even have the features CWP has, and cost $$$ more.
Can CWP do better with some things, yes.
I am also seeing these numbers are changing. which is great. if the number changes means update to you than its ok for you only. dont push it to others. your way of satisfaction and others will be not same. for example i personally needs a full professional description what is actually changed. not just the number. So please stop imposing your thought on others.
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by cyberspace on February 23, 2026, 10:49:12 PM »My time costs money, and I'm afraid I don't have free time to prove anything.
Anyway, CWP meets my requirements and customization options. If any problems with CWP arise, I’m able to solve them on my own. My CWP servers work with newest php versions and are connected to a custom DNS cluster with live DNS zone updates. It requires technical skills but CWP allows to do it.
If you’ve made the decision to leave CWP, then you’re just wasting your time by posting here. Sad but true.
Anyway, CWP meets my requirements and customization options. If any problems with CWP arise, I’m able to solve them on my own. My CWP servers work with newest php versions and are connected to a custom DNS cluster with live DNS zone updates. It requires technical skills but CWP allows to do it.
If you’ve made the decision to leave CWP, then you’re just wasting your time by posting here. Sad but true.
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by djprmf on February 23, 2026, 12:28:05 PM »I like this:
The usual reply: “Go buy a paid panel then.” Cool. That’s exactly what I did because when clients are paying me, I need reliability and support, not forum drama.
It sound like:
Users pay me to get reliability and support but I don't pay. However I require reliability and support )
or... I missed something.
Just because you don't pay for something, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't get a good product.
You should, at least, expect for some level of quality... And that is not what you get with CWP.
You get radio silence. Nothing changes, no new features... When something doesn't evolve, if gets behind.
Can you provide one thing where CWP have evolved? Can you show it?
There is MANY control panels in the market, both free and paid. and those who grow are the ones that evolve.
CWP is in the oposite end, is going downhill. That IS the issue.
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by cyberspace on February 23, 2026, 09:28:45 AM »I like this:
The usual reply: “Go buy a paid panel then.” Cool. That’s exactly what I did because when clients are paying me, I need reliability and support, not forum drama.
It sound like:
Users pay me to get reliability and support but I don't pay. However I require reliability and support )
or... I missed something.
The usual reply: “Go buy a paid panel then.” Cool. That’s exactly what I did because when clients are paying me, I need reliability and support, not forum drama.
It sound like:
Users pay me to get reliability and support but I don't pay. However I require reliability and support )
or... I missed something.
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CentOS 9 Problems / Re: mysql update
« Last post by cyberspace on February 23, 2026, 09:08:16 AM »If you followed all instructions and there were no errors during the upgrade then MySQL should be updared. Where do you see MySQL 10.5 ?
Can you connect to the server over SSH, run one by one:
Can you connect to the server over SSH, run one by one:
Code: [Select]
# rpm -qa | egrep -i '(mysql|mariadb)'
# mysql
select version();
and show output ?17
CentOS 9 Problems / Re: mysql update
« Last post by zeejdeej on February 23, 2026, 06:56:44 AM »i followed the same steps mentioned on :
https://starburst.help/control-web-panel-cwp/control-web-panel-cwp-admin-tutorials/upgrade-mariadb-10-x-to-10-11-with-cwp-on-almalinux-9/
but mysql version is still showing 10.5 instead of 10.11 ? what could be possibly wrong ?
https://starburst.help/control-web-panel-cwp/control-web-panel-cwp-admin-tutorials/upgrade-mariadb-10-x-to-10-11-with-cwp-on-almalinux-9/
but mysql version is still showing 10.5 instead of 10.11 ? what could be possibly wrong ?
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by djprmf on February 23, 2026, 06:21:15 AM »I don't understand the point of these "suicide note" posts. Fine, make a choice, do it.
Because haters are gonna hate.
You look at the post history, and that's all they have posted since post 1.
Bashing CWP in one way or another, and all saying it's a 'dead project'.
The irony on how the OP predict what is gonna happen...
The issue is always the others...
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by Martins-phpbb on February 22, 2026, 11:16:28 PM »
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Other / Re: Goodbye CWP — I’m done for good
« Last post by Starburst on February 22, 2026, 06:36:26 PM »I don't understand the point of these "suicide note" posts. Fine, make a choice, do it.
Because haters are gonna hate.
You look at the post history, and that's all they have posted since post 1.
Bashing CWP in one way or another, and all saying it's a 'dead project'.
