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Prestashop Tutorial - Updating your Prestashop to Latest version

Written By Mr. D on Thursday, February 9, 2012 | 7:35 PM

New versions of PrestaShop come every few weeks. Some are major, most are minor, but they all bring a slew of innovations, improvements and bug-fixes. It is therefore highly advised to keep up with the latest version.

There are 5 steps to follow for a successful upgrade:
  1. Save and Backup Your Current Shop
    This step consists of backing up your database and your files. This step is not to be avoided, and should never ever be ignored or skipped. Do not proceed to step 2 without completing this step.
  2. Getting Ready for the New Version
    This step consists of preparing the files that you will need to copy into the new version of PrestaShop.
  3. Starting the Update
    This step consists of starting the upgrade script which will upgrade your database.
  4. QA and Testing
    This step consists of doing various checks to make sure that the store has been properly updated to the latest version.
  5. Going Live with the New Website
    This step will accompany you in going live with the latest update
These five steps are necessary for a successful upgrade. Please pay close attention to any of them, and do not skip any steps. Download the tutorial here, Updating Prestashop Tutorial

Done well, the whole update process described within these pages should not take more than half an hour. Do not try to skip a step in order to be done with it faster, as all steps are crucial.

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