Does Drupal require PHP?

Drupal 8 requires PHP compiled with JSON.

What database does Drupal 7 use?

MySQL 5.0
Drupal 7 supports MySQL 5.0.

Is Drupal an operating system?

Drupal (/ˈdruːpəl/) is a free and open-source web content management framework (CMF) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License….Drupal.

Screenshot showing Drupal 9 content authoring interface in action
Operating system	Unix-like, Windows
Platform	Web platform
Size	140 MB (uncompressed Drupal 9.1 core)

Is Drupal a software?

Drupal is open source software released under the GNU Public License. This means it has inherent benefits–cost, flexibility, freedom, security, and accountability–that are unmatched by proprietary software. For example, Drupal is free to download and anyone can modify and extend the platform.

What language is Drupal?

PHP language
1. PHP language. Every Drupal developer needs to know PHP language for a simple reason: Drupal software is written in it. The reason for that is, PHP is a programming language that is flexible and easy to learn, even if you come from a different knowledge background.

What PHP version is Drupal 7?

PHP 7.2
(1) The minimum recommended PHP version for Drupal 7 was PHP 7.2….PHP version required and supported.

PHP version	Supported by Drupal	Recommended for Drupal 7?
7.4	Yes, as of Drupal 7.71	Yes (see note 3 below)

Who invented Drupal?

Dries Buytaert
Originally written by Dries Buytaert as a message board, Drupal became an open source project in 2001. The name Drupal represents an English rendering of the Dutch word druppel, which means “drop” (as in a water droplet).

Is Drupal 7 the end of life?

For Drupal 7, the original end of life was set for November 2021 but due to the impact COVID-19 had on many organizations who are still on Drupal 7, no dependencies on Symfony 3, and the effort needed to upgrade from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 (requiring a migration and site rebuild), the date was pushed out a year.

Is Drupal outdated?

Drupal hasn’t been built from the group up to be a headless content management system — which is yet another reason why Drupal 8 is already outdated. Thus, your content management system needs to manage and deliver your content headlessly via APIs. Drupal can do that — but it wasn’t built to do that.