June 3, 2020
Drupal 9 released
DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 9.0 shipped on June 3, 2020 — a major version that removed deprecated code and updated SymfonyA PHP framework and component library — enterprise web apps and APIs across Europe. and Twig dependencies while keeping the DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 8 architecture.
What it was for
DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 9 was designed as a smooth upgrade from DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 8 — same APIs, updated vendor libraries, and no feature rewrites. It gave enterprise sites a supported path before SymfonyA PHP framework and component library — enterprise web apps and APIs across Europe. 4 end-of-life forced migration to DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 10.
People
- Dries Buytaert — creator
Why it's here
DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 9 extended the SymfonyA PHP framework and component library — enterprise web apps and APIs across Europe.-based architecture with a low-friction upgrade from DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 8.
Why it mattered
It kept enterprise DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. sites on supported dependencies through 2023.
What it solved
DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. 8 sites faced end-of-life without a clear migration path that preserved custom modules.
Media
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Related
- Drupal 8 releasedNovember 19, 2015
- Drupal 10 releasedDecember 15, 2022
- Drupal 7 releasedJanuary 5, 2011