Magento Upgrade
Magento Upgrade can be very tricky and complicated. Each Magento Website is different on it own. So, leave the Magento Upgrade work to Upgrade Experts. I will upgrade your current Magento website to the latest stable version, which is Magento 1.8.1.0. Keeping your Magento website up to date will fix all previous bugs, avail all the new powerful features of Magento E-Commerce Web Application and make your Magento system more secure.
With over 20 successful Magento upgrades, I can now surely say that each website is complicated and different on its own way for the upgrade process. Due to this vast experience, I have come to understand that the Magento Upgrade process mainly depends up on 3 important factors. The current Magento Database Size, Magento front-end theme and the number of extensions that are currently installed in the live site. Based on these factors, the time taken for Magento website upgrade can be between a few hours to 1 week.
Will there be any downtime to the current live website?
No. I create a staging area (generally a folder called ‘stage’) on your hosting server. I duplicate the current live website’s Database to a new Database and use that new database for the upgrade process. Then, upgrade Magento on this staging area. This will ensure that your current Magento website will continue to function normally and there will not be any downtime.
What are the Steps followed for Upgrading Magento Website?
- Create a Staging Area
- Duplicate the current Database to a new DB
- Upgrade the new Database
- Inherit Magento Front-end Theme on to the staging area
- Install paid and free extensions (if any)
- Test the system and fix all issues
- Once you are satisfied with the upgrade, just swap the live site with the testsite.
My Magento website has errors. Will it affect the Upgrade?
If your current Magento version has got errors, I will solve those errors, upgrade your Magento to version 1.8. I will test the system and fix any issues that may occur and make this upgraded version live.