This month, one or two notices may have come to your attention that may be asking you to take action. We wanted to give you feedback on these two things: the December 18th Bullhorn Default API Redirect URI update and the November 28th PHP 7.4 End of Life.
“Action Required: Bullhorn API Redirect Updates”
Starting sometime around the beginning of December 2022, Bullhorn began sending an email to users with API access asking them to take action ahead of changes the the Bullhorn API Redirect URI.
The emails came first as a general notice and then later as targeted emails to users they “identified as potentially impacted by the change.”
The change is impacting apps that use of the default API Redirect URI, formerly https://www.bullhorn.com/. If you’ve gotten the latter email that suggests you are “identified” as potentially impacted, you should review your Bullhorn implementations, but please note that this change will not impact Matador Jobs or Matador Jobs Pro.
Since our initial release (3.0.0), our Connection Assistant has instructed users to use a custom Redirect URI for their connection and Matador Jobs not successfully connect to Bullhorn if this is not properly set.
That said, many Bullhorn users deploy other custom and Bullhorn Marketplace solutions that may not require custom Redirect URIs, so it is wise to review all your other integrations. That said, your Matador Jobs connection will continue to work just fine once this change is made at Bullhorn.
PHP 7.4 End of Life
On November 28th, 2022, PHP 7.4 reached “end of life.”
For those not aware, PHP is the main programming language on which WordPress and thus Matador Jobs is built. Each version of PHP is actively supported by updates for approximately one year and then enjoy a second year of “security” updates which will patch any newly discovered security issues after the active support period ends. Thereafter, the PHP version enters “end of life” which means you can still use it, but new security issues will not be fixed even if discovered.
As a best practice, you should run your website on the highest supported version of PHP and at least a version subject to regular security updates. Therefore, as of November 28th, 2022, you should no longer use PHP 7.4.
If your site is running a now out-of-date version of WordPress, you may see this warning on all your WordPress admin screens, asking you to update your PHP version.
WordPress and Matador Jobs are both tested to run at PHP 8.0 and 8.1. So you are safe to update, and to ensure your site stays secure, you will want to. That said, since PHP is installed on your site by your web host, doing so may be complicated. Reach out to your web hosting provider or check their support website for advice on how to complete this process.
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