[UPGRADE TIPS]

[benjamin utterback]

Hello all.

I just wanted to give some tips on Upgrading. Moderators can also Add to this.

1) Make a Full BackUp of your mySQL Database and PrestaShop Files (Click to Learn How)
2) Make a test subdomain on your Server (contact your hosting provider if you need more information)
3) Use that Backup and make a Duplicate mySQL Database and link it to your Subdomain.
4) In your FTP, copy your FTP Backup into the corresponding subdomain folder.
5) At this point you should have an exact replica of your PrestaShop store on a test subdomain

6)Make sure you edit the /config/settings.inc.php file of the new "Test" site to point to the new Database, otherwise it will be pointing to the same database as the live site, and mess up the tables.
7) Now you can TEST your upgrade without ever touching your live store.


This makes sense because you can know beforehand of any issues or errors that might arise during the upgrade process, before you make the changes to your live store. This way you can investigate the issue and find a solution and ideally solve it on your live store before upgrading.

Alternatively, you can copy your Database and PrestaShop files onto a local host, but this is not ideal as having it live on a test subdomain will give you the best results.

 

Also, in the modules/autoupgrade there is a file "error_log" . You can check this file to see what has gone wrong during the upgrade. 

I hope this helps. If you follow these instructions, there is minimal risk of upgrading to your current PrestaShop store.