This would cause only the index page to not work for signed in members.

Those php modules are there.

root@ns1:/home/michael# sudo apt-get install php7.0-zip

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

php7.0-zip is already the newest version (7.0.33-8+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1).

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.

root@ns1:/home/michael# sudo apt-get install php7.0-gd

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

php7.0-gd is already the newest version (7.0.33-8+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1).

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.

Thanks for the input.

What are you using for PHP script execution mode?

CGI wrapper (run as virtual server owner) 

or

FCGId (run as virtual server owner) 

I've run all my sites in the latter mode.

I've switched to CGI and will now attempt this one last time. 

(you know the saying, I'll have one last drink.) If that is the case today, I'll be shit faced for sure later.

Have to admit this is the best part about working with Boonex and UNA, we go balls to the wall when they release a beta, even though I've run a site for four years I still want the "newest now."