Original author(s)
Dries Buytaert

Initial release
January 2001

Stable release
7.34 / 19 November 2014

Development status
Active

Platform
PHP

Supported Databases
MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server

Operating system
Cross-platform

Size
11.7 MB (uncompressed core)

Available in
Multilingual

Type
Content management framework, Content management system,Community and Blog software

License
GPLv2 or later

Website
https://www.drupal.org

Drupal is a free and open-source content-management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end framework for at least 2.1% of all Web sites worldwide ranging from personal blogsto corporate, political, and government sites including WhiteHouse.gov and data.gov.uk. It is also used for knowledge managementand business collaboration.

The standard release of Drupal, known as Drupal core, contains basic features common to content management systems. These include user account registration and maintenance, menu management, RSS feeds, taxonomy, page layout customization, and system administration. The Drupal core installation can serve as a simple Web site, a single- or multi-user blog, an Internet forum, or a community Web site providing for user-generated content.