There are many ways to update Drupal – manually, automatically, with Drush, or with Composer. Below we cover how to update Drupal manually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two ways to download and remove Drupal core files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
rm -rf core vendor<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Remove all files (not other directories) in the directory:
rm -f *.* .[a-z]*<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Visit https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/drupal<\/a> and click the download link for the latest Drupal core version<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Download the core file:
wget https:\/\/ftp.drupal.org\/files\/projects\/drupal-[version-number].tar.gz<\/code>
Copy the download link to get the full file path<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Install the archive:
tar zxf drupal-[version-number].tar.gz<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\ncd<\/a><\/code> into the new directory with the same name as the extracted archive: cd drupal-[version-number]<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Copy the core and vendor directories into your Drupal root directory:
cp -R core vendor ..\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Copy all of the files (not other directories) into your Drupal root directory:
cp *.* .[a-z]* ..\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- (Optional) Make needed changes to your .htaccess, composer.json, and robots.txt<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
cPanel File Manager or FTP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Log into Panel File Manager<\/a> or FTP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Navigate to your Drupal root directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Delete the core and vendor directories and all files (including hidden files<\/a>) in the directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Visit https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/drupal<\/a> and click the download link for the latest Drupal core version<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Download the core file<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Upload the file to your server<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Extract the file<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Enter the new directory with the same name as the extracted archive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Copy the core and vendor directories and all files (including hidden files<\/a> but not other directories) into your Drupal root directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- (Optional) Make needed changes to your .htaccess, composer.json, and robots.txt<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Run The Drupal Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Visit [your-domain.com]\/update.php<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Continue<\/strong> at the bottom<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Apply pending updates<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click site<\/strong> or administration pages<\/strong> to log into Drupal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the Status Report<\/a> for any errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Disable maintenance mode<\/a> when ready<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove the downloaded archive file and the folder of the same name<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Stay up to date on available updates by configuring the Drupal Update Manager Settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"