Upgrade path from old versions

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Hello group,
I have two C5 sites running on old versions of Concrete5. One is on version 5.6.0.2 and the other is on 5.5.2.1.

In both cases, the dashboard says there is a 5.6.3.4 version to upgrade to. However in the download archives, I only see a 5.6.3.3. I've tried grabbing that and running the upgrade with no luck.

What is the cleanest/simplest path to get these sites up to the most modern versions? I promise I will stay more current after that !

I tried a couple different methods for doing the upgrade based on tutorials I have found. I've tried placing the concrete5.xxx directory in the /upgrades directory and visiting the dashboard / upgrade concrete link. No luck. I also tried just replacing my concrete folder with the new one and visiting ...index.php/ccm/system/upgrade. This gives me a 404 in my current version.

TIA

-Bob

 
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hutman
So for your 5.5.2.1 you should go to 5.6.0 first, then with both of them to 5.6.3 and then 5.6.3.4. I have had the most success replacing the core in place, by following the instructions herehttps://legacy-documentation.concrete5.org/tutorials/manually-upgrad... for Method 2. One thing you need to do for sure is to check your /config/site.php and make sure that there is no DIRNAME_APP_UPDATED line in there, if there is remove it.

I would strongly suggest making a backup before you start so you can go back if something goes awry - if you end up with a timeout you will have to restore and start over (I have had this problem several times upgrading from 5.5 to 5.6 on different servers) after updating your timeout to something higher.