---
title: "Cloud IDE - April 20, 2020"
date: "2025-09-12T05:57:24+00:00"
summary: "Cloud IDE update: Drupal 9 support, PHP 7.3, MySQL 5.7, and preconfigured settings.php for easier database connections."
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/release/2020-04-20/75571-cloud-ide-april-20-2020"
id: "a77624e0-dc69-483e-961f-a3f88ed88bdf"
---

*   Feature The `settings.php` file is now preconfigured in Cloud IDE to establish connection to the Cloud IDE database.
    
*   Feature Cloud IDE is now compatible with Drupal 9.
    
*   Change MySQL was upgraded to version 5.7.
    
*   Change Cloud IDE now supports PHP 7.3, which is the default PHP version.
    
*   Change [Xdebug](https://xdebug.org/) is now disabled by default to improve Cloud IDE performance. To enable Xdebug, see [Enabling or disabling Xdebug](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/ide/tooling#ide-configure-xdebug).
    
*   Change Cloud IDE no longer supports `phpenv`.
    
*   Change [Apache logs](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/ide/resources#ide-container-apache) are now accessible to users.
    
*   Change The `ads-refresh` command now works without application dependencies (such as Drush and [Acquia BLT](/acquia-cms/add-ons/blt)).
    
*   Change The Dev Studio CLI will now wait longer before timing out when creating a Cloud IDE.
    
*   Change The `AH_SITE_ENVIRONMENT` variable is now set to `IDE` which allows for IDE-specific configuration overrides.
    

Note

Since Cloud IDE uses a preconfigured `settings.php` file for database credentials, Acquia BLT users may want to use the following code to continue using `local.settings.php`:

    if (EnvironmentDetector::getAhEnv() == 'IDE') {
      require 'local.settings.php';
    }