Administrators WHMCS John Posted Wednesday at 08:38 PM Administrators Share Posted Wednesday at 08:38 PM (edited) Hi WHMCS ecosystem developers! I am excited to share an early heads-up about the upcoming WHMCS 9.0 release by the end of 2025 - a major update that brings important changes to the platform’s technical requirements. As part of this release, several core dependencies will be updated, and minimum system requirements will be increased. These changes are designed to improve performance, security, and compatibility with modern PHP standards. Key Updates in WHMCS 9.0: Minimum PHP version: 8.2 Recommended PHP version: 8.3 Minimum ionCube Loader version: 13.0.2 or higher Recommended ionCube Loader version: 14.4.0 or higher Updated dependencies: A number of underlying libraries and components have been upgraded. Some notable changes include: Smarty v3.1.48 —> v4.3.4 Legacy Smarty Tags are being deprecated and will no longer function in 9.0. Smarty Template Objects (including their use in plugins) will no longer be supported. guzzlehttp v7.4 —> v7.4.5 illuminate v7.x —> v9.0 I have attached a provisional list of dependency changes to this post. Please also use this thread to provide your feedback and ask questions of the Development Team regarding these requirement and dependency changes. These changes will require action from module developers to ensure continued compatibility. We recommend reviewing your module code and preparing for updates ahead of the release. We’ll be sharing more details, including a release window, definitive changelog and developer guidance, between now and the end of 2025 to help you get ready. Thank you for being a valued part of the WHMCS ecosystem. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to working together to make WHMCS 9.0 a successful release. whmcsv90_composerlock_provisional.txt Edited Thursday at 03:00 PM by WHMCS John Update attachment with more concise content 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHostingHeroes Posted Thursday at 12:29 PM Share Posted Thursday at 12:29 PM can you maybe release an update to 8.13 to add a tool similar to the PHP compatibility tool that shows what files use these old components and won't be compatible? it'll help hosts like us that rely in multiple vendors plugins understand who we need to reach out too to ensure they're getting WHMCS v9 ready. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators WHMCS John Posted yesterday at 01:31 PM Author Administrators Share Posted yesterday at 01:31 PM Hi @TheHostingHeroes, In the system we have a Smarty Compatibility report which can check your templates for the Smarty tags which will be deprecated, and the PHP Version Compatibility tool, which can check encoded files are compatible with these new minimum PHP versions. We don't currently assert other forms of compatibility or have plans to start doing so. Once a new major or minor release is published, module developers will be able to update their listings in the Marketplace to self-certify compatibility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsa Posted yesterday at 01:44 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:44 PM Hi John, Question: Will there be any update on the Licensing Addon module? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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