Steps to upgrade to Joomla 3.4 –

With Joomla 3.4 fresh out of the oven, where more than 700 problems of various kinds have been solved and the improvements and new features make this version a opportunity to upgradewe are going to show you in a few minutes how you can update to this new version without setbacks.

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For users still working with Joomla 1.0 either Joomla 1.5 it’s time to do homework and seriously consider whether it is really worth staying in that branch, obsolete and obviously vulnerable, or take the leap, taking due precautions, towards the stable branches, towards the stable version of Joomla 3.4.

In this short guide we are going to focus on the update from Joomla 2.5.28 and Joomla 3.3.6 to the new version of Joomla 3.4.0 so that the process is a mere transition that does not affect websites in production and allows you!enjoy your version of Joomla up to date!.

Before upgrading, always perform a backup , .

It is important to analyze well, either in the Joomla Extensions Directoryor on the websites of the authors of your extensions, if there are updated versions compatible with Joomla 3.4.1 or later versions. That the JED indicates “Joomla 3” does not mean that it is compatible in the latest stable version of Joomla.

Summary process of upgrading to Joomla 3.4.0:

1. Analyze if your current version in use can be updated.
2. Check if your extensions are available for Joomla 3.4
3. Check if the PHP version that runs on your Hosting is compatible with Joomla 3.4.0
4. Make a Backup of your websiteforever!.
5. Have you previously made changes to Joomla core? take note!you may lose them.
6. Check if your template in use is compatible with the new version (check the author’s website).
7. disable the plugin remember me (System).
8. Uninstall those components that are not compatible with Joomla 3.4
9. Uninstall Akeeba Backup completely. Extensions, Manage, search for “akeeba” select all items and “uninstall”.
10. go to Components, Joomla Update and in Options, update serverChoose STS.
11. Now in Latest version of Joomla! the new should appear version 3.4.0 available to upgrade.
12. Do you see the availability of upgrading to Joomla 3.4.0? update!.
13. clear the cache (if necessary exit the backend and enter again).
14. Check that both the backend and the frontend are displayed correctly.

Congratulations, you have now upgraded to Joomla 3.4.0! ….enjoy this new version.

In the following video we perform the update from Joomla 3.3.6 to Joomla 3.4.0

Upgrading to the latest version of Joomla is a very easy process if you follow the proper upgrade steps and take the proper precautions.

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