I’ve seen a post a little while ago that described how to update a Magento installation, but I can’t find the post anymore. I also couldn’t find this in the documentation or the wiki.
I have the same question. I red the same topic and remplacing core-> mage files, but notting happened. I dont now, but the files has been changing and I download the version 3 minutes after the release of the new version. In the topic of the post they said that we have to download again.
The easy way is basically backing-up the original folder on your server and uploading - unzipping and re-installing it again from the new zip file - at the end when your dbase and your store is ready to go - just overwrite the original Media and Skin folders with your old ones.. you might have to also look back at your /var/www/magento/app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Html/Header.php and make sure the “ ‘Welcome to Magento Demo Store!’ “ is deleted ..
that’s pretty much it .. very easy .. I did it with bothe updates so far and it worked ...
This is achieved using 3 components:
1. db table `core_resource`
2. config path like modules/Mage_Core/version
3. files like Mage/Core/sql/core_setup/mysql4-upgrade-0.6.0-0.6.2.php
Every time configuration cache is created it is validating version of db structure for each module against value in configuration. If it differs it runs necessary ugprade files.
When updating Magento, until the full version is released, which files should I backup to make sure I don’t lose my design modifications? All I plan on updating between now and the full release are the design templates and entering products. I just want to make and not lose my progress/modifications with each update.
i dont know what i did wrong, i reemplace all the items and nothing works. Even my site was erased and a message of “invalid PHP version” appear. I dont know what i did. I have the MYSQL backup but i dont know how I restore my sistem.
I’m currently running the magento-0.6.12840 version and I have added already some products and made my own template.
But I’m sure what the best way is to upgrade to the new version. Offcourse I need to backup my template first.
Should I upload the new version and run the install again? Or just upload the new version and the database upgrades automatically.
I would like to keep my products and all the system configurations.
My site works again. Just backup your folder media and Skin. Erase and Install again. Your configuration is saved, but you have to put again the media folder and your skin. Try the new version.
