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Migrating External Data into Drupal
Whether you have been developing for a while or just getting started in your career, one very common situation you will encounter is the need to bring in data from an external source. This can include migrating from older versions of Drupal, migrating from sites not based on Drupal, different database engines, static HTML files, or incorporating data from CSV or HTTP APIs with JSON or XML.
No matter the scenario, Drupal contains several powerful tools to solve these needs with the core Migrate module. Under the hood, it also contains a powerful plugin system that allows you to extend and define your own data source or process plugin, as well as a healthy ecosystem of contributed modules to enhance the migration ...
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