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====== Upgrading to the Latest Version of GetSimple ====== | ====== Upgrading to the Latest Version of GetSimple ====== | ||
- | ===== Upgrade 3.x to 3.3.x ===== | + | ===== Upgrade 3.x to 3.x.x ===== |
**[[how_to:backup_website|Backup your Site First!]]** | **[[how_to:backup_website|Backup your Site First!]]** | ||
- | This is the normal upgrade procedure: Nothing needs to be uninstalled, there is no install program, you just download the new version then extract and ftp the new folders and files to your server, overwriting the old ones. The simplest procedure is just to upload everything in the zip file to your site root, so that all the old files are overwritten. | + | This is the normal upgrade procedure. Nothing needs to be uninstalled. [[http://get-simple.info/download/|Download]] the new version then extract and ftp the new folders and files to your web server, overwriting the old ones. The simplest procedure is just to upload everything in the zip file to your site root, so that all the old files are overwritten. |
If you don't want to overwrite everything because for instance you have customised or edited your old files or themes then the minimum you need to upload is the folder ''/admin/'' and the file ''index.php'' . | If you don't want to overwrite everything because for instance you have customised or edited your old files or themes then the minimum you need to upload is the folder ''/admin/'' and the file ''index.php'' . | ||
+ | After uploading open yoursite.com/admin to complete the upgrade. | ||
====Important==== | ====Important==== | ||
**New with 3.3.0** - You **must** visit yoursite.com/admin to complete the upgrade. Your front end will be temporarily closed and the site inaccessible until the upgrade is completed. | **New with 3.3.0** - You **must** visit yoursite.com/admin to complete the upgrade. Your front end will be temporarily closed and the site inaccessible until the upgrade is completed. |