The Exponential Platform line
"Exponential Platform is the direct continuation of the software stack known as eZ Platform" and "currently comes in
nine different distributions" (README.md, "What is Exponential Platform?"). The DXP has a page of its own:
Exponential Platform DXP.
Contents
- The distributions
- Dual kernel: Legacy and Nexus
- Starters and skeletons
- The forks underneath
- Where to talk about it
The distributions
| Distribution | What the README says |
|---|---|
| Exponential Platform Legacy 5.0.x, 4.6.x, 3.3.x, 2.5.x | "Dual Kernel Symfony CMS which also includes a full copy of Exponential 6" |
| Exponential Platform 3.2.9 | "Symfony only CMS" |
| Exponential Platform Nexus 1.3.0.x | The current Nexus line: Platform v5 (DXP 5 OSS) on Symfony 7.4 with Exponential Layouts 2 and SQLite as the zero-configuration default; it does not include the Exponential 6 kernel |
| Exponential Platform Nexus 1.2.0.x, 1.1.0.x, 1.0.0.x | Platform v4.x, v3.x and v2.5.x dual kernel lines, each with a full copy of Exponential 6 |
Dual kernel: Legacy and Nexus
- Legacy: "Its
composer.jsonrequiresse7enxweb/exponentialandse7enxweb/legacy-bridge, so Exponential 6 runs next to the Symfony platform" (Exponential Platform Legacy). For sites that "want Symfony beside them and move forward step by step" (Legacy bridge). - Nexus: "Platform v2/v3/v4/v5 + Exponential v6.x (Legacy) + Netgen Media Site + NG Layouts"; it ships the layouts editor, with a CJW flavor and a starter (Exponential Platform Nexus). For "Agencies and teams who want a complete website with demo content, layouts and an administration in minutes".
Starters and skeletons
| You want | Use | Read |
|---|---|---|
| A Symfony 7.4 / PHP 8.4+ site with layouts, REST and GraphQL | exponential-platform-nexus-starter or exponential-platform-dxp-skeleton | Nexus starter, DXP skeleton |
| To keep an Exponential 6 site and add Symfony | se7enxweb/legacy-bridge | Legacy bridge |
| A platform database without a server | SQLite install | SQLite for the platform |
Source: The Exponential platform ecosystem, "How to choose".
The forks underneath
The line runs on current PHP because 7x maintains forks of the packages it depends on: the content repository kernels, the admin UIs, field types, search, HTTP cache, GraphQL, the legacy bridge, layouts-core, and the Symfony 3.4, Twig 2.x and Doctrine forks for PHP 8.4 and 8.5. Each has a page in The Exponential platform ecosystem; which fork replaces which upstream package is in the package map.
Where to talk about it
- Website: https://platform.exponential.earth.
- Forum: https://share.exponential.earth/forums/exponential-platform (
README.md).
Related pages
- Products
- Exponential Platform DXP
- Migrating from eZ Platform and Ibexa
- Upstream projects and forks
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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