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* Note that you must not effect updates if you have made some customization to OnlineTrader core files because this may break some functions. In a case like this, you can only merge update manually if you are an expert and you know what you are doing.
Follow the steps below to update OnlineTrader
1. Download latest version from your download page on codecayon.net or from "My purchases" pages from your getonlinetrader.com dashboard
2. Backup your old files
3. Upload the new update file to your filemanager and extract to overwrite existing files of your website.
4. Locate the update folder to check if there is a new sql update file, it is usually named with the update version e.g. "update[6.0.3].sql"
5.If there is a new SQL file included for the update, then go to your PHPMyAdmin, select your website database and then import the update sql file. This will automatically update your old database.
If you have already customized OnlineTrader files, The following steps are recommended for manual update
1. Create a backup of your exsting files
2. Make a duplicate of the current system on a sub folder or sub domain on your server
3. Install the latest update on a another sub folder or sub domain with a different database name (Import the included SQL file on the update to the new database if there is changes to database otherwise use the old database).
4. Now you can locate the new update file in the update folder and manually merge files with the old dublicate files on the sub domain.
5. Also compare or check for database changes and manually add new included columns or modify where needed.
6. After thorough testing, you can now overwrite your main files with the changes.
7. Yeah! you are done!
