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Back Up Your Installation
Before attempting any upgrade or making any changes to your installation, you should always back up your files and database. If properly configured, Blesta can back up your database automatically, but you should perform a manual backup of everything before proceeding.
Upgrading from Blesta 2.5
If you are upgrading from Blesta version 2.5, please see Migrating to Blesta. Going from 2.5 to 3.0 requires a fresh installation of version 3, and running the importer.
Upgrading
Follow these steps to upgrade Blesta on your server.
1. Download Blesta
Visit https://account.blesta.com/ and click "Downloads", then click to download the latest version.
2. Unzip the Archive
Unzip the Blesta archive (.zip) file using your favorite compression utility. On Windows, right click and select "Extract All". If the zip is uploaded to or downloaded directly to a Linux server, run the following in your shell:
unzip blesta-vx.x.x.zip
3. Upload Files & Launch Upgrader
Upload the contents of the public_html directory to your server where you installed Blesta overwriting your existing files and point your web browser to ~/admin/upgrade
Blesta may be upgraded in one of two ways:
- Click the link "Continue with Upgrade" to start the upgrader. OR
- In a shell, copy and run the command displayed, or cd to the directory you uploaded the contents of public_html, run the following command, and follow the directions to complete installation: php ./index.php admin/upgrade
Patching an existing install
Periodically we release patches that contain incremental changes to the installation files. Patches are released to address bugs or security vulnerabilities. A patch increments the last number in the version, for example 3.0.1, where the "1" is a patch from 3.0.0.
Follow these steps to apply an incremental patch.
1. Download the Patch
Visit https://account.blesta.com/client/plugin/download_manager/client_main/index/ and click "Patches", then click the patch for your release.
You may also download the full version, and continue in the same way. An incremental patch is included to make the process easier and prevent the necessity to overwrite all files.
2. Unzip the Archive
Unzip the Blesta archive (.zip) file using your favorite compression utility. On Windows, right click and select "Extract All". If the zip is uploaded to or downloaded directly to a Linux server, run the following in your shell:
unzip blesta-x.x.x-x.x.x.zip
3. Upload Files & Launch Upgrader
Upload the contents of the public_html directory to your server where you installed Blesta overwriting your existing files and point your web browser to ~/admin/upgrade.
Look in the footer for "Installed Version" to confirm that the patch was applied, and the new version is recognized.
That's it!