It is wise to update our OpenCart environment to the latest version regularly. It protects our system against security vulnerabilities and allows us to use new features. It is also possible that the new OpenCart version will have several bug fixes.
Moreover, new versions can have new bugs. Because of this, it is a common practice to wait while a version with major changes matures and gets rid of serious bugs with minor release fixes.
In this chapter we shall learn about:
- Making a backup of current OpenCart system
- Downloading the latest OpenCart version
- Uploading the new files to a server
- Running the upgrade script
- Checking whether everything works as expected or not
- Restoring the OpenCart system if an upgrade fails or has serious problems
This chapter is suggested reading even for an experienced user. It will show us any possible problems that might occur while upgrading, so we can avoid them.
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