Chance To Upgrade Magento From 1.7 To 1.9
You have using Magento 1.7 since 2012. Now, you want to upgrade magento last version to enjoy new features. Magento 1.9 is last version of Magento 1.x with a lot of powerful features that makes your online business successfully quickly. Amazing features are financing and payment solutions, security and UX, you can learn more at magento upgrade 1.9. Magento 1.9 is friendly with users of Magento 1.x, from 1.4 to 1.8.
HOW TO UPGRADE MAGENTO 1.7 TO 1.9
- Take a backup of current database and current 1.7 code. place maintenance.flag file inside 1.7 code folder to put website offline.
- Download latest magento from the http://www.magentocommerce.com/download
- Remove all folders and files from your 1.7 code except maintenance.flag (but you should have backup somewhere) and place all folders and files from the 1.9.
- Now from your 1.7 merge your following custom folders into the 1.9
- Community app/code/community
- Local app/code/local
- Media
- your theme or package (app/design/frontend/default/
or app/design/frontend/ ) - custom folders from Skin (both for adminhtml and frontend).
- copy your custom xml files from app/etc/modules/ to current app/etc/modules/
- any custom admin theme folder from adminhtml/default/yourtheme.
- copy your custom folders from adminhtml/default/default/ (1.7) to adminhtml/default/default/ (1.9).
- custom js files if any from app/js/.
- Now go to app/etc/local.xml.Edit database details their.put your database username and password and database name.
- Remove maintenance.flag file and check the site in the browser. it is done.
Unfortunately, this upgrade way hides many errors that can happen anywhere. It requires dev technical knowledge about migration. It is not your strength. Migration expert advices clients and dev to seek help from migration developers or migration providers. Magento upgrade service of LitExtension is a striking example.
Here is an overview about magento upgrade 1.7 to 1.9:
Beside magento 1.9, e-merchants can choose magento 2 that is the last version of Magento. It is required deep learning-circle. Here is how to upgrade magento 2.
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