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I tried to update a Drupal 7 site to the latest version. The old Drush update doesn't work and it throws an error about a unknown engine type output format.

I tried to delete the web folder, extract Drupal 8 files, change the database connection settings to use the old database, and call update.php. It doesn't work, and it throws errors about MySQL encoding.

I tried to install Drush 9 to upgrade core, but it keeps complaining about the composer.json file.

I tried to install Drush 8, but it shows more errors.

How am I supposed to update an old Drupal installation to latest core version?

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  • D7 is an apple, D8 is an orange. You just can't "upgrade it". You'll need to do a "migration". – No Sssweat Apr 13 '18 at 23:24
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From Drupal documentation :

Strictly speaking, 'updating' refers to taking your site from one 'minor' version to another, as for example, from Drupal 7 version d7.1, to d7.2; or from Drupal 8 version d8.0.0 to d8.1.3, etc.

Which means upgrade can be done only to minor version.

If you want to change the whole version for example moving from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 you need to migrate your site, and this normally involved a data migration and restructuring, Also changing and reviewing your custom modules code.

See Upgrading from Drupal 6 or 7 to Drupal 8

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  • And to further clarify, while Drupal 7 is still supported (should be for at least another year or two—whenever Drupal 9 is released), it’s best to just keep it updated to the latest 7.x release unless you really have a compelling reason to upgrade to Drupal 8. Unless it’s a really simple site, migrating from 7 to 8 will take some time, and you need to see if it’s worth it yet. – geerlingguy Apr 15 '18 at 5:40

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