Drupal

php-sync-tool can automatically detect database credentials from Drupal applications (>= v8.0).

How It Works

The tool reads the active database connection from the Drupal installation via drush. Point path at the Drupal settings.php (or its installation directory).

Prerequisites

• drush installed and accessible on the system where the Drupal site lives
• PHP CLI available

Command Line

Example for receiver mode:

bin/sync-tool \
    --type Drupal \
    --origin-host prod.example.com \
    --origin-user deploy \
    --origin-path /var/www/html/drupal/sites/default/settings.php \
    --target-path /var/www/local/drupal/sites/default/settings.php

Configuration File

# config.yaml
type: Drupal
origin:
  host: prod.example.com
  user: deploy
  path: /var/www/html/drupal/sites/default/settings.php
target:
  path: /var/www/local/drupal/sites/default/settings.php

Complete Example

type: Drupal
origin:
  name: Production
  host: 192.87.33.123
  user: ssh_deploy_user
  path: /var/www/html/drupal/sites/default/settings.php
target:
  path: /var/www/local/drupal/sites/default/settings.php
ignore_table:
  - cache_*
  - sessions
  - watchdog
  - flood

Next Steps

• Configuration Reference — all configuration options
• Sync Modes — different synchronization modes