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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by matrix4495 on August 12, 2026, 09:41:13 AM »I think it's fair for someone to suggest another panel given the list of needs and wants above.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
@6Sense
That's pretty much where I ended up as well.
I moved to Webuzo Business Edition in February this year, and in roughly four months I've migrated my entire fleet over to it.
I also went with dedicated DNS servers in geographically separate locations. Yes, the additional DNS setup/licensing costs extra, but honestly, it was worth every penny.
And I have to say, I'm genuinely impressed with Webuzo.
The thing that surprised me most wasn't just the feature list. It's the overall experience of running it. The updates, documentation, current software stack, and the way everything fits together have made my day-to-day administration considerably easier.
And the support has been a huge part of that. Every time I've contacted support, I got a response. That's a pretty basic expectation when you're paying for a product, but after my previous experience, I really appreciate it.
CWP gave me a lot for the money, and I won't deny that. But after running production infrastructure on it for years, I eventually got tired of constantly having to fill gaps myself, work around things, or wait for the panel to catch up.
With Webuzo, I've spent the last four months doing the opposite: migrating everything and actually getting on with running the infrastructure.
I'm not saying Webuzo is perfect or that everyone should switch. But for my requirements, this has been a massive improvement.
The extra licensing cost including the separate DNS licenses is insignificant compared with the amount of admin time and headache I've saved.
Four months, entire fleet migrated, dedicated geographically distributed DNS, responsive support and I genuinely don't regret the decision.
This thing is amazing.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by 6Sense on August 12, 2026, 09:16:02 AM »I think it's fair for someone to suggest another panel given the list of needs and wants above.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
It has never been in the DNA of CWP to provide that level of documentation and service and if that is hugely important to you there is only 1 panel you're ever going to get that from. CWP comes with some gold & some challenges, it has always required some admin skills to keep it honest but is also super easy on the bank balance.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by matrix4495 on August 12, 2026, 05:54:55 AM »@cgauthey
Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
Show me 1 that does every one on your 2 posts.
But CWP does do things mentioned on your list.
You still have to be a sys admin to know how to work the admin panel and CLI to enable them.
@Starburst
You're still arguing about the wrong thing.
Nobody said CWP's servers stopped responding or that the version number can never change. A project can keep shipping the occasional update and still be effectively dead in terms of development, direction and communication.
And “show me one panel that does everything” is just a strawman. Nobody asked for perfection. The question is whether CWP is keeping pace with the ecosystem and communicating where it's going.
You keep pointing at version numbers as proof of life.
A version number changing isn't development transparency.
What changed?
What was fixed?
What CVEs were addressed?
What components were updated?
What's planned next?
What's deprecated?
What's supported?
What's broken?
Where is the roadmap?
If the answer is “you need to be a sysadmin and use the CLI,” that's not an answer either. Being able to hack around limitations doesn't magically turn an unsupported or undocumented feature into a mature product.
And “other panels have CVEs” is another distraction. Of course they do. The question is how quickly they respond, how they communicate it, and whether users can verify what was fixed.
As for:
Quote
Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
That's probably the most telling response of all.
When legitimate criticism gets answered with “leave if you don't like it” instead of facts, documentation and a roadmap, you're not actually defending the product. You're defending your attachment to it.
CWP may still run.
CWP may still have useful features.
CWP may still receive the occasional update.
But that's not the same thing as being an actively evolving, professionally communicated project.
A heartbeat isn't the same thing as being healthy.
And after years of the same complaints stale/missing changelogs, unclear roadmap, slow adoption of current technologies, DIY workarounds and users repeatedly asking the same questions calling it “not dead” because a build number changed is becoming a rather low bar.
If you think that's unfair, don't tell people to use another panel.
Show us what CWP has actually delivered, where it's going, and what the official team is committing to.
That's the discussion.
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CentOS-WebPanel GUI / Re: Firewall manager IP Access Control column table oversized
« Last post by Starburst on August 12, 2026, 03:44:45 AM »You have to update it manually to the new fork by Aetherinox
The guide is at:
https://starburst.help/control-web-panel-cwp/control-web-panel-cwp-admin-tutorials/aetherinox-csf-firewall-update-to-v15-10-on-almalinux-8-9/
The guide is at:
https://starburst.help/control-web-panel-cwp/control-web-panel-cwp-admin-tutorials/aetherinox-csf-firewall-update-to-v15-10-on-almalinux-8-9/
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CentOS-WebPanel GUI / Re: Firewall manager IP Access Control column table oversized
« Last post by overseer on August 12, 2026, 03:18:47 AM »36
CentOS-WebPanel GUI / Re: Firewall manager IP Access Control column table oversized
« Last post by adrianofnatal on August 12, 2026, 12:22:04 AM »CSF, if you are running 15.10 has it's own GUI, look at the bottom of the left menu to find it.
Im running csf 15.00 in almalinux 8.
May I have to update csf? If yes, how?
Thanks!
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Updates / CWP 1.8 – Can we have a clear Production Readiness / Fixed Issues list?
« Last post by Xweb on August 11, 2026, 10:51:30 PM »**CWP 1.8 – Can we have a clear Production Readiness / Fixed Issues list?**
Hi CWP Team,
CWP 1.8 has now been released, and I am glad to see the project moving forward, including PHP 8.4/8.5 and the work that appears to be continuing on several modules.
However, I still have one important question before I can safely upgrade my production server:
**What has actually been fixed in CWP 1.8, and what is still known to be unresolved?**
I am asking this because of the problems introduced by previous CWP updates, especially the UI regressions that affected several administration modules. In my case, the situation became serious enough that I had to disable automatic updates on the production server because I could no longer confidently apply an update without risking further breakage.
I want to make one point very clear: I am **not asking CWP to manage my server for free**.
I am asking CWP to document the status of regressions and bugs introduced by CWP updates. These are two completely different things.
I have opened several tickets and contacted the team directly because my intention has always been technical and constructive. I want to continue using CWP, but I need to know whether the current release is safe and reliable enough for an existing production installation.
The recent answer I received from the CWP team was:
> “We have fixed most of the bugs in the meantime.”
This is encouraging, but unfortunately it does not tell me which bugs were fixed and which ones remain.
### Could CWP please provide a clear status for the following areas?
**Admin/UI**
* Admin panel UI regressions
* YUM Manager
* Firewall Manager / CSF integration
* ModSecurity
* PHP Selector / PHP-FPM
* SSL / AutoSSL
* Account management
* Domain / Subdomain management
* File Manager
* Roundcube
* API / administrative functions
**Backup**
* New Backup – local backup
* New Backup – remote backup
* Local backup email notification
* Remote backup email notification
* Correct reporting of successful/failed accounts
* Clear distinction between local and remote backup reports
* Failure/error reporting
* Backup verification
* **Restore functionality**
For each item, it would be extremely useful to know whether it is:
* **FIXED**
* **PARTIALLY FIXED**
* **STILL OPEN**
* **UNDER TESTING**
* **NOT REPRODUCED**
### About the New Backup module
I would also like to acknowledge a positive development.
After repeatedly reporting the lack of useful backup email reporting, I have now received a much more informative report for the local backup:
**Backup Process Summary**
**Status: COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY**
**Date: 2026-08-11**
**Hour: 03:01:26**
**Mode: Full (Scheduled)**
**Type: Local**
**Total accounts: 5 (OK: 5 / Failed: 0)**
This is a significant improvement because it finally provides meaningful operational information about the backup job and the accounts processed.
However, I do **not** consider the backup issue completely resolved yet.
I still need to verify the reliability over time, both for local and remote backups, whether notifications consistently arrive for both destinations, whether failed accounts are correctly identified, and most importantly whether the backups can actually be restored successfully.
At the moment, the local notification appears to be working, while I am still not receiving the corresponding remote backup notification.
So I consider this **a very positive improvement, but still under validation**.
### What I am asking for
I am not asking for a promise that CWP 1.8 has no bugs.
Every complex software product has bugs.
What I am asking for is **transparency about the current state of the product**.
A simple official list such as:
**CWP 1.8 – Fixed / Known Issues / Under Testing**
would allow administrators to make an informed decision about whether to upgrade production systems.
At the moment, the changelog tells us that CWP 1.8 is the current version, but it does not give us enough information to determine whether the specific regressions reported by users have actually been resolved.
After the previous update problems, I cannot simply assume that a new version is production-ready because it has been released.
I would much rather have CWP tell us:
> “These problems are fixed, these are still open, and these are currently being tested.”
That would give me the information I need to safely evaluate CWP 1.8.
**I want to continue using CWP. I just need to know when I can trust the update process again.**
Thank you.
Hi CWP Team,
CWP 1.8 has now been released, and I am glad to see the project moving forward, including PHP 8.4/8.5 and the work that appears to be continuing on several modules.
However, I still have one important question before I can safely upgrade my production server:
**What has actually been fixed in CWP 1.8, and what is still known to be unresolved?**
I am asking this because of the problems introduced by previous CWP updates, especially the UI regressions that affected several administration modules. In my case, the situation became serious enough that I had to disable automatic updates on the production server because I could no longer confidently apply an update without risking further breakage.
I want to make one point very clear: I am **not asking CWP to manage my server for free**.
I am asking CWP to document the status of regressions and bugs introduced by CWP updates. These are two completely different things.
I have opened several tickets and contacted the team directly because my intention has always been technical and constructive. I want to continue using CWP, but I need to know whether the current release is safe and reliable enough for an existing production installation.
The recent answer I received from the CWP team was:
> “We have fixed most of the bugs in the meantime.”
This is encouraging, but unfortunately it does not tell me which bugs were fixed and which ones remain.
### Could CWP please provide a clear status for the following areas?
**Admin/UI**
* Admin panel UI regressions
* YUM Manager
* Firewall Manager / CSF integration
* ModSecurity
* PHP Selector / PHP-FPM
* SSL / AutoSSL
* Account management
* Domain / Subdomain management
* File Manager
* Roundcube
* API / administrative functions
**Backup**
* New Backup – local backup
* New Backup – remote backup
* Local backup email notification
* Remote backup email notification
* Correct reporting of successful/failed accounts
* Clear distinction between local and remote backup reports
* Failure/error reporting
* Backup verification
* **Restore functionality**
For each item, it would be extremely useful to know whether it is:
* **FIXED**
* **PARTIALLY FIXED**
* **STILL OPEN**
* **UNDER TESTING**
* **NOT REPRODUCED**
### About the New Backup module
I would also like to acknowledge a positive development.
After repeatedly reporting the lack of useful backup email reporting, I have now received a much more informative report for the local backup:
**Backup Process Summary**
**Status: COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY**
**Date: 2026-08-11**
**Hour: 03:01:26**
**Mode: Full (Scheduled)**
**Type: Local**
**Total accounts: 5 (OK: 5 / Failed: 0)**
This is a significant improvement because it finally provides meaningful operational information about the backup job and the accounts processed.
However, I do **not** consider the backup issue completely resolved yet.
I still need to verify the reliability over time, both for local and remote backups, whether notifications consistently arrive for both destinations, whether failed accounts are correctly identified, and most importantly whether the backups can actually be restored successfully.
At the moment, the local notification appears to be working, while I am still not receiving the corresponding remote backup notification.
So I consider this **a very positive improvement, but still under validation**.
### What I am asking for
I am not asking for a promise that CWP 1.8 has no bugs.
Every complex software product has bugs.
What I am asking for is **transparency about the current state of the product**.
A simple official list such as:
**CWP 1.8 – Fixed / Known Issues / Under Testing**
would allow administrators to make an informed decision about whether to upgrade production systems.
At the moment, the changelog tells us that CWP 1.8 is the current version, but it does not give us enough information to determine whether the specific regressions reported by users have actually been resolved.
After the previous update problems, I cannot simply assume that a new version is production-ready because it has been released.
I would much rather have CWP tell us:
> “These problems are fixed, these are still open, and these are currently being tested.”
That would give me the information I need to safely evaluate CWP 1.8.
**I want to continue using CWP. I just need to know when I can trust the update process again.**
Thank you.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by Starburst on August 11, 2026, 09:55:09 PM »@cgauthey
Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
Show me 1 that does every one on your 2 posts.
But CWP does do things mentioned on your list.
You still have to be a sys admin to know how to work the admin panel and CLI to enable them.
Sounds like you would be happier with another control panel then...
Show me 1 that does every one on your 2 posts.
But CWP does do things mentioned on your list.
You still have to be a sys admin to know how to work the admin panel and CLI to enable them.
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by kalybg on August 11, 2026, 02:25:21 PM »+1
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Information / Re: CWP 1.8 is out, and has options for PHP 8.4 & 8.5
« Last post by 6Sense on August 11, 2026, 01:35:12 PM »Installed PHP 8.5 on PHP FPM without issue
When try to install 8.5 on PHP Version Switcher it says Missing dependecies found: zlib (which is installed so maybe something pointing incorrectly?)
When try to install 8.5 on PHP Version Switcher it says Missing dependecies found: zlib (which is installed so maybe something pointing incorrectly?)
