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title: "Importing a Drupal site archive"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to import your Drupal site archive to Acquia Cloud Platform with step-by-step instructions for developers and site admins."
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Note

This method does not work with Drush 9 and 10 as the archive commands were removed in these versions. However, they were restored in Drush 11 and later. If you are using Drush 9 and 10 and want to import your Drupal site, use the [manual import](/acquia-cloud-platform/create-apps/import/manual) process instead.

Prerequisites
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You must prepare your Drupal application for export before initiating the import process. For more information, visit [Preparing a Drupal application for export](/acquia-cloud-platform/preparing-drupal-application-export "Preparing a Drupal application for export").

Importing a site archive
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To import an existing Drupal application to Cloud Platform by using a site archive file:

1.  [Create a Drupal site archive file for import](/acquia-cloud-platform/create-apps/import/archive/archive-create) by exporting your existing Drupal application.
2.  [Import your website](/acquia-cloud-platform/importing-existing-drupal-site-archive-using-drush "Importing an existing Drupal site archive by using Drush") into the non-production environment of your Cloud Platform application by using Drush

Cloud Platform commits your application code to your Cloud Platform code repository, installs the database, and uploads your files.