Upgrading Drupal

This lesson provides a step-by-step tutorial showing the user how to upgrade a core Drupal installation.

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1. Backup your database and Drupal.

2. If possible, log on as the user with user ID 1, which is the first account
created and the main administrator account.

3. Place the site in "Off-line" mode.

4. If using a custom or contributed theme, switch
to a core theme, such as Garland or Bluemarine.

5. Disable all custom and contributed modules.

6. Remove all old files and directories from the Drupal installation directory.

7. Unpack the new files and directories into the Drupal installation directory.

8. Copy your backed up "files" and "sites" directories to the Drupal
installation directory. If other system files such as .htaccess or
robots.txt were customized, re-create the modifications in the new
versions of the files using the backups taken in step #1.

9. Verify the new configuration file to make sure it has correct information.

10. Run update.php

11. Ensure that the versions of all custom and contributed modules match the
new Drupal version to which you have updated.

12. Re-enable custom and contributed modules and re-run update.php
to update custom and contributed database tables.

13. Return the site to its original theme (if you switched to a core
theme like Garland or Bluemarine in step #4).

14. Finally, return your site to "Online" mode so your visitors may resume
browsing. As in step #3.

For more information on upgrading visit the Drupal handbook at http://drupal.org/upgrade