peranders Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I have a clean installation of PS 1.5.0.17, what is the normal way to update in a safe way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestaHeroes USA Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Create a subdomain of your shop domain, this will be your test shop. · ftp you production site and mysql data to new test shop · make sure that the test shop is running like production · back up your test shop files and mysql data · now practice your cutovers on the test shop · then you will know what to do to upgrade your production shop. The ps forum is a great place to get help for this setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin utterback Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Hello peranders, I like to recommend first copying your database and files to a test subdomain. You then can perform the upgrade on the test or "dummy" subdomain so you can see before hand if you run into any problems. There won't be any downtime on your website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peranders Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 OK, lets say I have made a complete duplicate of the shop, should I replace the PS files, upload the new package and then use the copied database? Then when I see it works make the same thing on the sharp shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestaHeroes USA Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 OK, lets say I have made a complete duplicate of the shop, should I replace the PS files, upload the new package and then use the copied database? Then when I see it works make the same thing on the sharp shop? you decide how to upgrade your production shop after learning from your test shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burhan BVK Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Use phpmyadmin to download a backup of your database Use ftp to download all your prestashop files. Then you can try updating directly on the shop. You should keep the database and the files backup for a few weeks just in case. If the update fails: -Delete your database and import the database backup you downloaded -Delete the failed Prestashop files and upload the older ones -Change the file permissions for the smarty directories, modules folder/subfolders, img etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peranders Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Normally I upload the zip file and let the webserver unzip because it's 100 times faster. Is all my stuff in the database, even the pictures? Can I upload and unpack and use my present database? Is there anything I should save in my old files? Edited October 6, 2012 by peranders (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peranders Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 I used 1-click Upgrade which I finally got working. Upgrade done. Works good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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