A group of Lullabots get together to swap scary stories from their professional pasts. Sometimes computers are hard and result in some scary situations. Happy Halloween!
Host Matt Kleve talks with Nevin Katz who is an experienced Drupal developer on a small team who recently went through the process of upgrading an old D7 site to D9.
Drupal 7 has been given its final extension on life. It ends on January 5th, 2025. Are you going to stay on this eleven-year-old platform? The answer, at some point, will need to be a resounding “no.”
Despite the uniqueness of each migration, there are some commonalities. You can take steps to ensure your migration will be a success, no matter how complex or simple.
Previously, I discussed using environment variables as a way to keep access credentials and sensitive data out of your code repository. Find out how they can also be used during API migrations.
Running migrations in a continuous integration tool like CircleCI allows one team to migrate configuration and content seamlessly while another team ports the front and back ends.
An introduction to how Drupal to Drupal migrations work. A follow-up article will cover how to develop a migration seamlessly while the rest of the team is working on the new site.
