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Rather new to Concrete5 and have never done an update. I want to update from 5.6.0.2 to 5.6.2.1 on my localhost first to test for problems before doing the update on my live server.

When I went into my dashboard on the localhost and selected update concrete5 it correctly indicated that I was running 5.6.0.2 but that no updates were available.

So I started looking at the forums to figure out what I should do and now I am confused.

Am I correct in saying the I need to download the latest version of concrete5.6.2.1.zip and unzip the file into a directory under htdocs/updates called concrete5.6.2.1_updater ?

Or do I just unzip the file into a directory under htdocs/update called concrete5.6.2.1

Sorry if this seem obvious to all of you.

Thank you.
 
dgreer replied on at Permalink Reply
Ok -- downloaded the zip file and unzipped it in a separate directory and found the install file with the directions. DUH! I guess that should have been obvious instead of looking for directions in the "Download Concrete5" section of the Concrete5 website. I am used to packages that have more automated upgrade procedures with only the files required for an update.

In any case -- for others that are new to Concrete5 -- the directions are as follows:

1) Download the zip file for the appropriate version of concrete5- in my case this was concrete5.6.2.1.zip

2) Unzip the file into a temporary directory and find the install file -- is contains the following directions:

## Upgrading from a previous Version of concrete5

1. In the dashboard of your site, place your site into "Maintenance Mode." This will ensure your site does not appear down while upgrading.
2. Back up all site data thoroughly, including files and database tables, just in case.
3. Copy the "concrete" subdirectory from this new archive over your previous directory.
4. Visit the URLhttp://yoursite.com/index.php/tools/required/upgrade...
5. You should get some upgrade notes for the current version of Concrete. These might advise you to do current things for upgrading to go smoothly.
6. Click the upgrade button, and your site should be upgraded!

Will try all this over the weekend.