>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #3448450. --> Reported by: [owenmck](https://www.drupal.org/user/2227578) >>> <h3 id="summary-location">Documentation location/URL</h3> <p><a href="https://www.drupal.org/docs/drupal-apis/database-api/general-concepts#s-drivers">https://www.drupal.org/docs/drupal-apis/database-api/general-concepts#s-drivers</a></p> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p>Drivers section appears to be out of date.</p> <p>Starting in drupal:9.4.0 the stated architecture for the core drivers is deprecated. It is removed from drupal:11.0.0. For example The MySQL database driver has been moved to the core mysql module, so that its namespace is now <code>Drupal\mysql\Driver\Database\mysql</code>. See <a href="https://www.drupal.org/node/3129492" title="Core provided database drivers moved to their own modules">https://www.drupal.org/node/3129492</a>. </p> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <p>Suggested replacement text:</p> <p># Drivers</p> <p>Because different databases require different sorts of interaction, the Drupal database layer requires a driver for each database type. A driver consists of a series of files located in a module named for one specific database type. For example the core "MySQL" driver is a series of files located in the <em>mysql</em> module, at <em>core/modules/mysql/src/Driver/Database/mysql</em>. Each of the other core database drivers is structured likewise, and located in its own named module, i.e. "pgsql" , and "sqlite". Contrib drivers for other database types may be added to extend core functionality, in their own module's namespace and "src" directory.</p> <p>## Namespace considerations</p> <p>Each driver consists of several classes derived from parent classes in the core database system. These driver-specific classes may override whatever behavior is needed to properly support that database type. Driver-specific classes are always namespaced for their database type. For example, the MySQL specific version of Insert is within the <code>Drupal\mysql\Driver\Database\mysql</code> namespace.</p> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <p>Review the current documentation.<br> Update or replace the existing content as appropriate.<br> Flag this documentation for inclusion in those reviews which are related to release of Drupal 11.</p>