Changelog - 22 January 2021: PHP 8

New Feature: PHP 8.0.1

  • PHP 8.0.1 is now available on all Nginx servers (Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 LTS), and all OpenLiteSpeed servers (Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 LTS) 
  • PHP 8 is available when creating a new web application and also through the web application settings for existing web apps.
  • PHP 8 option is available on PHP-CLI Version under the server menu. 
  • PHP 8 vendor binary option is available on Cron Job and Supervisor menu. 
  • PHP 7.4 is still the recommended version for production use in RunCloud, and becomes the default option.
  • It is recommended to test it on a staging environment first before enabling it on your production application. Certain PHP modules are still not officially compatible with PHP 8. 
  • Kindly use PHP 8 with caution and contact your developer in case there are issue on the application side. Please note that our support is limited to technical issues on the panel side only.
  • For WordPress users, PHP 8 is beta compatible with WordPress 5.6 and above. Some WordPress themes/plugins may not be fully compatible with PHP 8.  

New Update: PHP 7.4.14

  • PHP 7.4.14 is now available on all Nginx servers (Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 LTS), and all OpenLiteSpeed servers (Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 LTS) 
  • PHP 7.4.14 release contains many bug fixes for PHP 7.4 version 

RunCloud Agent v2.4.2 release

  • New RunCloud Agent v2.4.2 is released to support PHP 8 in your server

Note: RunCloud Agent will automatically update on your server within 72hrs. If you get any warning alert after 72hrs, please contact our support for the manual update.

Changelog - 11 January 2021: OpenLiteSpeed Beta & PayPal Credit Top-up

New Feature: OpenLiteSpeed Beta

  • User will see an option to configure the server either for Nginx or OpenLitespeed stack when spinning up a new server in RunCloud
  • OpenLiteSpeed is currently in beta and recommended for testing only, not for production use
  • Some RunCloud features are not supported under OpenLiteSpeed stack during beta period until further announcement, including WordPress Staging, Web App Cloning, RunCloud Hub, and Atomic Deployment
  • OpenLiteSpeed beta is available for all paid plan users on Basic, Pro, and Business plans

New Feature: PayPal Credit Top-Up

  • Currently, the RunCloud subscription system only accepts Visa and MasterCard.
  • If you wish to use PayPal or any credit cards supported by PayPal, please use the credit top-up feature on our subscription page to add non-recurring credit to your account
  • You can use the credit for a subscription, and you may top-up more credit manually at any time or each month to continue your subscription

Bug Fixes: Backup

  • The queue system for our new backup system has been implemented to make it more CPU-resource friendly, especially for servers with many web applications
  • Some new backup issues reported by our users have been fixed

RunCloud Agent v2.4.1

  • RunCloud builds different agents for the Nginx stack and OpenLitespeed stack
Note: RunCloud Agent should be updated automatically on your server within 48 hours. If it is unable to be updated within 48 hours, please contact our support to fix this issue.