Magento

Hi Magento Forum Members,

We have been attempting for some time now to upgrade our site streetsense.com.au from version 1.3.2.4 to the latest 1.5.0.

Magento Connect just keeps producing errors.

Can you guys/gals please point us in the right direction for the easiest way to upgrade Magento whilst keeping our online store running?

Thanks in advance,
Jon

pear/Console_Getopt requires PEAR Installer (version >= 1.8.0), installed version is 1.7.1
pear/PEAR requires package “pear/Console_Getopt” (recommended version 1.2.3)
magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers requires package “pear/PEAR” (version >= 1.6.2)
magento-core/Lib_Google_Checkout requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800)
magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules requires package “magento-core/Lib_Google_Checkout” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3, excluded versions: 1.4.3)
magento-core/Mage_All_Latest requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.2.0)
magento-core/Mage_Core_Adminhtml requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.2.0)
magento-core/Interface_Adminhtml_Default requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Adminhtml” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3.0, excluded versions: 1.4.3.0)
magento-core/Interface_Frontend_Default requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3, excluded versions: 1.4.3)
magento-core/Interface_Install_Default requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3, excluded versions: 1.4.3)
magento-core/Mage_Centinel requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3, excluded versions: 1.4.3)
magento-core/Interface_Frontend_Base_Default requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3, excluded versions: 1.4.3)
magento-core/Phoenix_Moneybookers requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3, excluded versions: 1.4.3)
magento-core/Find_Feed requires package “magento-core/Mage_Core_Modules” (version >= 1.4.2.0, version <= 1.4.3)
magento-core/Lib_Js_Calendar requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800)
magento-core/Lib_Js_Prototype requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800)
magento-core/Lib_Js_Mage requires package “magento-core/Lib_Js_Prototype” (version >= 1.6.0.3.3, version <= 1.6.1, excluded versions: 1.6.1)
magento-core/Lib_Js_Ext requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800, version <= 1.0.18800)
magento-core/Lib_Js_TinyMCE requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800)
magento-core/Lib_ZF requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800)
magento-core/Lib_Varien requires package “magento-core/Lib_ZF” (version >= 1.10.8.0, version <= 1.10.9.0, excluded versions: 1.10.9.0)
magento-core/Lib_ZF_Locale requires package “magento-core/Mage_Pear_Helpers” (version >= 1.0.18800)
downloading Mage_Downloader-1.5.0.0.tgz ...
Starting to download Mage_Downloader-1.5.0.0.tgz (263,440 bytes)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...done: 263,440 bytes
could not extract the package.xml file from “/home/xxxxxxxx/public_html/downloader/pearlib/download/Mage_Downloader-1.5.0.0.tgz” Invalid checksum for file “############################################ ## uncomment these lines for CGI mode ## make sure to s” : 36270 calculated, 0 expected
Download of “magento-core/Mage_Downloader” succeeded, but it is not a valid package archive
Error: cannot download “magento-core/Mage_Downloader”
Install Errors
Download failed
PEAR ERROR: install failed

Can anyone help?

Greetings, because the layout structure changed from 1.3->1.5 it is easiest to upgrade in this manner.

Download a new version of Magento 1.5 into a fresh directory.
Dump your current database and restore with a new name (Or preferable a new server)
Run install script (This will automatically update your database. The process could take a while)
Update your core_config_data to match temp URL used
Confirm all items are working using the default theme
Copy your theme into you default folder (Not base)
Your package in System->Config->Design should be default and your default theme should be the theme that you copied over from your old site