From 7591591f2b8190dc0f8ce0a516e84ae75f892e1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 19:19:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add daily email for 2024-07-01 A new version of Drupal is only a command away --- source/_daily_emails/2024-07-01.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_daily_emails/2024-07-01.md diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2024-07-01.md b/source/_daily_emails/2024-07-01.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9dbfc03 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2024-07-01.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: A new version of Drupal is only a command away +date: 2024-07-01 +permalink: daily/2024/07/01/a-new-version-of-drupal-is-only-a-command-away +tags: + - software-development + - drupal + - php + - composer +cta: ~ +snippet: | + A new version of Drupal is only a single command away. +--- + +Now [Drupal 10.3 has been released][0], and [websites need to be updated to 10.3 before Drupal 11][1], it's time to start updating your Drupal 10 websites. + +Luckily, with Composer, upgrading is one simple command. + +There's no need to download .tar.gz or .zip files or update version numbers in a Drush Make file any more. + +If you want to update everything, a simple `composer update` will do. + +If you want to only update Drupal core, then you'll need to run something like `composer update drupal/core` or `composer update drupal/core-*`, or something slightly different if you're using a distribution like Commerce Kickstart or LocalGov Drupal. + +I think adopting Composer was one of the best decisions the Drupal project made - not only [to include third-party code][2], such as Symfony components, but it also makes applications so much easier to update. + +[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/06/23/drupal-10-3-released +[1]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/06/29/countdown-to-drupal-11 +[2]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/06/09/proudly-found-elsewhere