Tutorial: How to Upgrade Joomla Faster?

[thenicespider]

This tutorial will show you how to upgrade Joomla by sending compressed ZIP file then extract the file on server side. This procedure will help you faster upgrade Joomla because a compressed file can reduce about 60% file size and you need no to upload all files one by one. File extract feature found on almost control panel, i.e: cPanel.

You can read this tutorial detail at:

MOD NOTE: Removed Link. Site in question contained adult related material. - UNIXBOYMD

Hope this help you.

[focalguy]

Thanks, I have been forgetting about that feature until lately. Should help some others as well.

[brad]

If you wanted to write up the article here, it may be able to be included in our FAQ's Up to you though.

[brad]

Mod note: moved to FAQ suggestions forum.

[guilliam]

hello @thenicespider,

it would be great if you will edit the frist post and copy paste what was included in LINK-OUT url you gave.

unfortunately cant move this to the FAQ main board if the first post is only a link-out.

thank you.

- guilliam

[thenicespider]

gulliam,

1. i try copy paste to this forum but the image not appear.
2. i also updated the tutorial by explain how to use built in Fantastico upgrade package, so we can upgarde Joomla in 5 seconds!
3. also add information: how to reduce compressed Joomla package, this only compressed using gzip rather than zip, using freeware http://www.7-zip.com

[JoeJoomla]

I have always used ftp to upload files to my web server. I have never tried to upgrade using my cpanel. A question about this upgrade method; if I upload to the server the zipped files and unzip them right at the server and there is an upgrade folder called 'Templates' in that zip file, won't it replace the Template folder that is there thus losing everything that was there?

[thenicespider]

I have always used ftp to upload files to my web server. I have never tried to upgrade using my cpanel. A question about this upgrade method; if I upload to the server the zipped files and unzip them right at the server and there is an upgrade folder called 'Templates' in that zip file, won't it replace the Template folder that is there thus losing everything that was there?

Right. All files will be overwrite. why? because we want to make an update, right?
if you need not overwite files then you can use cPanel-File Manager and uncheck "overwrite existing file".

GOOD NEWS:
I have contacted Fantastico Developer and they will update fantastico script to support Joomla 1.0.8 as soon. So, u can update joomla site in seconds rather than download/upload manually and reduce the traffic of forge.joomla.org

[leolam]

1. i try copy paste to this forum but the image not appear.

Need to have the image on your server and than paste it here with the second button from the left above the smileys (insert image)

Hope this helps

Leo

[guilliam]

@thenicespider,

enclose the image url via the tag i.e.:

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[img]www.yoursite.com/images/this-image.jpg[/img]

and youre good to go

- g

[kuanchong]

thanks.