Magento upgrade 1.5 to 1.7 and 1.6 to 1.7, Simplest way to upgrade 1.5 to latest Magento version

Magento version upgrade is not a simple method. Magento developers got an headache when they upgrade older version to latest version. Because, structure of the Magento versions different from one to another. So, it’s not just easy to upgrade Magento. Sometimes whole Magento store cause an error.

Finally I got solution to upgrade Magento store without using SSH access. In this method easily upgrade Magento store from 1.5 or 1.6 to latest version. Follow the below steps to upgrade Magento version easy way.

1. Before start upgradation process, need to download Magento latest version 1.7.X
 2.  Now you can export the current old version store database and import into phpmyadmin with any name you want to place.
 3. Create database connection in latest Magento 1.7.X store into current store database [1.5 version] and then run the frontend in the browser. Please wait until browser process complete.
 4. Now go to the database and find the table named as core_config_data.
 5. Change the base url as live website url. Now your upgraded Magento version is ready.
 6. For this time your upgraded version is ready without theme which you are used already. So, we need to move the theme folder to upgraded latest Magento version.
   Move the template theme as well as skin theme folder into new 1.7.X version
Template folder: app/design/frontend/default/THEMEFOLDER
Skin Folder: skin/frontend/default/THEME FOLDER
  7. Finally move the Extensions and custom modules from Magento old version to upgraded versions if you have installed. Check the modules app/code/local and app/code/community same place in the latest version.

Note: If any of the extensions / Custom module is not working, check with the supporting versions of the extensions. Tell your developer to upgrade the version.

Now we have successfully completed Magento upgradation from 1.5 to latest 1.7.X version. Hopefully this article useful for you. Please feel free to place your comments to help us to grow a level.

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