Prestashop - 1.4 - Updating PrestaShop User Guide
By e-mail: support@prestashop.com
By phone: +33.1 40 18 30 04 (9 am – 6 pm Central European Time)
Step 1 – Save and Backup Your Current
Store
Store
Caution
Not backing up your store constitutes a very important risk if you
encounter any difficulties with the upgrade. There is a risk of data loss.
Not backing up your store constitutes a very important risk if you
encounter any difficulties with the upgrade. There is a risk of data loss.
Do not ever skip this step. Do not proceed to step 2 unless you are
absolutely certain that your backups are completed, successful, and
fully functional. Do check several times.
absolutely certain that your backups are completed, successful, and
fully functional. Do check several times.
Backing Up Your Files
You must save all of the files related to your PrestaShop store.
There are two main ways of backing up your files:
Ask your hosting company to back up your files
Making sure that this backup is fully functional, recent, and more
importantly that it reflects the content of your current store.
importantly that it reflects the content of your current store.
...or...
Copy all of your files from your server to your local computer
using an FTP client
using an FTP client
This method is only possible if your hosting provider has provided
you with an FTP access to your server. Create a "Backup" folder on
you with an FTP access to your server. Create a "Backup" folder on
), select all the PrestaShop files and folders on your server
(use the Ctrl-A command) and copy them to your "Backup" folder.