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Installing any unknown software or module is often a difficult task as it requires a great knowledge about the system requirements, software or module settings and other such parameters. I have often witnessed several OpenCart customers who are facing issues while installing this eCommerce platform on their system. This OpenCart platform is an open source shopping cart software that has gained immense popularity in a short span of time among various eCommerce store owners. Different versions of OpenCart has released so far and it is mandatory to keep updating your platform from time to time to include new exciting OpenCart extensions<\/a> and functionalities into your store. The tutorial will run you through the basic steps to update OpenCart from one version to another.<\/p>\n

This blog will help various OpenCart customers to upgrade their existing OpenCart platform to the new version without any hurdles. Let us take a step by step approach.<\/p>\n

How to Update OpenCart from one version to another?<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Create backup of your OpenCart platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To accomplish this task, you need to download a copy of the OpenCart files from the web server to your computer through FTP or hosting control panel. You need to perform the database export through phpMyAdmin<\/a> or you can also backup the database by following the path, OpenCart dashboard -> Tools -> Backup\/Restore<\/strong>. Check out the image given below for understanding the above process.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a>
Backup your OpenCart store for avoiding any problem during the upgradation process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Get the latest OpenCart version downloaded<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In order to download the latest OpenCart version, you need to check the link<\/a>. The download file will be available in the form of a zip file. The user needs to unzip the OpenCart installer file to a location specified on the system for installing the required OpenCart version.<\/p>\n

It is time to upload the new OpenCart version to server<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Now, you can upload the web files through your hosting control panel such as File Manager in cPanel. Apart from this, user can use FTP tools for uploading the web pages and files from a computer system to web server. There, you will be prompted regarding how to handle the files with the same name during the uploading process along with the option to choose overwrite for applying changes in all the files with the same name on the web hosting account by replacing them with the new OpenCart files.<\/p>\n

After unzipping the OpenCart installer file, you will see a folder named as \u201cupload\u201d. It is required to upload all the files and sub folder from your computer system to the web hosting excluding the files namely \u201cupload\/config.php\u201d and \u201cupload\/admin\/config.php\u201d. Irrespective of the OpenCart version you are upgrading to, it is important to ensure that these two files are excluded during the uploading process to avoid the overwriting of these crucial files.<\/p>\n

This entire process of uploading the OpenCart files from computer to web server may take some time. Based on the number of files included in the new OpenCart version, the uploading process done on the OpenCart directory located on the web server may take the involved time in the process.<\/p>\n

Install the OpenCart platform from the web browser<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Follow the simple steps of the upgradation process for ensuring a hassle free upgradation to a higher OpenCart platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every other new OpenCart installation consists of an \u201cinstall\u201d sub folder present in the OpenCart root directory. Now, it is time to launch the auto-installer from the web browser. For this, you need to open the web browser on your PC or Mac and then enter the OpenCart domain name in the address bar of the browser. You need to add \/install\/ after the URL of the OpenCart site in your browser address bar and then press the Enter key for starting the OpenCart auto-installer process. As, you are upgrading an existing OpenCart version, it will require comparatively less time than the fresh OpenCart installation.<\/p>\n

Quick fix tips for a problem free OpenCart upgrade\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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If you are looking to upgrade your OpenCart store without any problem, it is time to follow these quick simple tips for the required process.<\/p>\n