In this blog post, Upgrading Magento from version 2.1 to 2.4.6 involves several steps, including updating the codebase, installing any necessary dependencies, migrating data, and adjusting configurations. Here’s an overview of the process.
The latest version features are:
- Page Builder
- Declarative schema
- Asynchronous and Bulk Web API
- Multi-Source Inventory
- WYSIWYG Editor Upgrade
- Cache Management ACL
- Google reCAPTCHA and Two Factor Authentication
Table Of Contents
- Step 1: Check Your Requirements
- Step 2: Backup Data
- Step 3: Install Elasticsearch
- Step 4: Check Third-Party Extension Compatibility
- Step 5: Upgrade
Step 1: Check Your Requirements
Check whether your system will support the latest version or not by clicking the below link
Requirements
| Technologies | Version |
|---|---|
| Composer | 2.2 |
| OpenSearch | 2.5 |
| MySQL | 8.0 |
| RabbitMQ | 3.9 |
| Varnish | 7.1 |
| nginx | 1.22 |
| AWS MQ | 3.9.16 |
| AWS OpenSearch | 1.2 |
| Elasticsearch | 8.4, 7.17 |
| MariaDB | 10.6 |
| PHP | 8.1, 8.2 |
| Redis | 7.0 |
| Apache | 2.4 |
| AWS Aurora (MySQL) | 8.0 |
| AWS ElastiCache Redis | 6.2 |
Step 2: Backup Data
Before upgrading to the latest version, You must make a backup of your website.
Step 3: Install Elasticsearch
The latest version needs Elasticsearch, you can install it by the following method if your server is a Linux server.
wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-x.x-x86_64.rpm sudo rpm --install elasticsearch-x.x-x86_64.rpm
If your server is a Windows server, you can Download Elasticsearch.
Step 4: Check Third-Party Extension Compatibility
Once installed, check all your third-party extensions that will support the latest Magento version.
Step 5: Upgrade
Enabling the maintenance mode.
php bin/magento maintenance:enable
Then run upgrade commands.
composer require magento/composer-root-update-plugin ~2.0 --no-update composer update php bin/magento setup:upgrade php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f php bin/magento setup:di:compile php bin/magento maintenance:disable
If the site will not be visible, check for folder/file permissions and set the regarding file permissions as shown below.
chmod -R 777 pub var
And run the commands for clearing the cache and reindexing.
php bin/magento cache:flush php bin/magento indexer:reindex
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