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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Easy steps for upgrading Dupal

Step1: Take a backup of your project both source and database.
Step2: Log on as administrator or super user(the user with user ID 1).
Step3: Put the site in “Off-line” mode.
Step4: Ensure to disable all custom, contributed modules and themes.
Step5: Switch to a core theme(Garland is recommended).
Step6: Remove all of the old files and directories from the Project installation directory.
Step7: Download and unpack the new Drupal files and directories into the Project installation directory.
Step8: Copy the archived “files” and “sites” directories to the Project installation directory.
Step9: Change the config file and make sure it has the latest and correct information.
Step10: Re-enable contributed modules.
Step11: Run update.php by visiting http://www.yoursite.com/update.php
(In this step all the database tables will be created for the new Project installation.
Step12: Change the site to “On-line” mode so your visitors can browse it.
Step13: Sit back and Enjoy!

for more details please visit http://drupal.org/upgrade

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