V8.12.x Hotfixes

3 files

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   WHMCS-21701 UK VAT Number Validation API Shutdown

   By WHMCS John

   HMRC shutdown the Check a UK VAT number API v1 on 17 February 2025. This API is used by WHMCS to validate VAT numbers supplied by UK businesses.
   As a result of the service shutdown, UK VAT numbers are reported as not valid.
    
   The attached hotfix adds a new setting for managing UK VAT numbers,  labelled "UK VAT Validation Mode" and is located on the Configuration > System Settings > Tax Configuration > VAT Settings tab.
   

   4 downloads

   • 8.12_HF

   Updated April 1

2. WHMCS-21375 Part-Paid invoices overcharged via PayPal Payments

   By WHMCS John

   An issue has been identified in the 8.12.1 release, published on 23rd January 2025, that causes clients paying invoices via the PayPal Payments gateway to be charged the full invoice subtotal when paying a part-paid invoice, instead of the balance.
   

   13 downloads

   • 8.12_HF

   Submitted February 28

3. CPL-172 Fatal Error in cPanel Licensing Addon Module

   By WHMCS John

   An issue has been identified in the 8.12.0 release, published on 16th January 2025, that causes a fatal error to occur in the cPanel Licensing Addon Module when viewing the module's UI and running the system cron (cron.php):
   Whoops\Exception\ErrorException: Cannot make static method WHMCS\Module\Addon\Setting::getValue() non static in class WHMCS\Module\Addon\Cpanel\Licensing\Settings\AbstractSetting in unknown:0  
   

   17 downloads

   • 8.12_HF

   Submitted January 17