Thank you for the info, Gizmo,

I put in a support ticket to my host and this was the response:

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The default version of PHP was upgraded today from 5.6 to 7.1. It appears
that the code within your scripts are not compatible with version 7.1
based on the deprecated errors. I resolved the issue by reverting the site
back to calling PHP 5.6 through CGI using a .htaccess file. The page now
loads without error.

so at the moment, all is good and well. Thanks again.

packlite