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  17/11/2022  

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End of support for PHP 7.4

Due to the end of security support for PHP 7.4, the Drupal Hosting Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) will start actively blocking the use of PHP versions lower than 8.0 as of 28 November.

Exceptionally and, if properly justified, it will be possible to bypass the CI/CD check for PHP 7.4 until 31 January 2023. These exceptions need to be requested by the Site Owner to DIGIT NEXTEUROPA QA and will be subject to approval.
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Drupal Core 9.3.x deliveries blocked as of 30 November

According to the timeline for the end of life of Drupal Core 9.3.x announced on 15 September, the Drupal Hosting Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) will block any project delivery with Drupal Core 9.3.x as of 30 November.

Please keep in mind the upcoming deadlines.

  • 14 December: End of life of Drupal 9.3.x. Details available on this page.
  • 14 March 2023: business restrictions imposed on the websites using Drupal 9.3.x.
  • 12 June: websites using Drupal 9.3.x are moved into static version.

You can find more details on the Drupal Hosting general approach to EOL Drupal versions in the announcement on 13 September.

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