---
title: "Update Matomo Analytics"
description: "When Matomo Analytics has a new update available, the administrator is notified via email and the upper-right corner upon dashboard login. Below we cover how to update Matomo automatically within..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/analytics/update-matomo-analytics/
date: 2018-10-23
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Web Analytics"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Update Matomo Analytics

When [Matomo Analytics](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/matomo-analytics/) has a new update available, the administrator is notified via email and the upper-right corner upon dashboard login. Below we cover how to **update Matomo automatically within your browser**.

## Update Matomo

1. Select **Update automatically** on the welcome screen. [![New Version Available prompt](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-35-new-version.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-35-new-version.png) Pressing **Download ** prompts you to download the update file to handle manually.

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After the update completes, press **Continue to Matomo** at the bottom.
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[![Notification update completed](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-36-upgrade-done.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-36-upgrade-done.png)

You may be prompted to upgrade your Matomo database afterwards. You can do so using **Upgrade Matomo** button.
[![Database Upgrade Required](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-38-database-upgrade.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-38-database-upgrade.png)

Alternatively, you can [SSH into the cPanel account](/support/server/ssh/do-you-provide-ssh-access/) and run the following command:

php /home/*cpaneluser*/public_html/*MatomoFolderName*/console core:update

**Note:** You can [backup your database beforehand in cPanel](/support/edu/cpanel/cpanel-backups/#database).

**Continue to Matomo** dashboard to see [new features](https://matomo.org/changelog/).
[![Update complete](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-37-upgrade-done-continue.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-37-upgrade-done-continue.png)

You can learn more about improving your Matomo web analytics in our [Support Center](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/matomo-analytics/) and our last article - [connecting WordPress with Matomo](/support/edu/wordpress/connect-wordpress-matomo-with-wp-matomo/).