How to Upgrade Magento

Upgrading Magento

This tutorial will guide you how to upgrade magento using the Connect Manager. Always create a back-up of magento files and of the database used by the application.

Things to do before you upgrade magento

  • Create a back-up of magento files (mandatory).
  • Create a back-up of the database used by the application (mandatory).
  • Flush the cache (mandatory).
  • Open the back-end of your store and hover your cursor on the System menu and click on cache management option.

System Menu(menu bar)>>Cache Management Option

  • Select cache types using Select all option and opt Refresh option on the Action drop-down and click on submit.
  • After refreshing, again select cache types using select all option and opt for Disable option on the Action drop-down and click on submit.

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Upgrade Magento

To upgrade magento follow the below mentioned steps:

  • Open the back-end of your store and hover your cursor on the System menu and then on Magento Connect option and then click on the Magento Connect Manager option.

System Menu(menu bar)>>Magento Connect>>Magento Connect Manager.

  • On the page that opens type your admin Username and Password and click on login to access the Connect Manager.

  • After logging-in you will see two tabs Extensions and Settings tab.

Under Extensions Tab

  • Make sure that the check-box for “put store on the maintenance mode while installing/upgrading” is marked.
  • Next, click on the “Check for Upgrades” option, the extensions list will be updated and those who have the latest version will be colored in yellow.
  • In the list find Maze_All_Latest and from its drop-down select the latest stable version.

  • Click on the Commit Changes button at the bottom of the page.
  • Wait until the Upgrade is complete, when this happens click on the Refresh button below the command window at the bottom of the page.

  • Then click on Return to admin at the top of the page.
  • After Performing the above steps magento will be upgraded.

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