====== Update manager ======

Menu: {{:te3:maintenance_logo.png?nolink|}}  Maintenance / Update manager
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Your <color green>TE3</color> will periodically check for updates (once a day). If there is an update available, there will be an exclamation icon displayed next to ''Maintenance'' drop down menu: {{:te3:update_manager_notification_4.png?nolink|}}

===== There are two methods for updating TE: =====

==== 1. Update TE3 from the admin panel (recommended method) ====

We recommend you update TE3 from the [[te3:admin_panel|admin panel]]: 

=== Visual presentation ===

{{:te3:update_manag2.png?nolink |}}

{{:te3:tut_step_1.png?nolink|}} Expand {{:te3:maintenance_logo.png?nolink|}} Maintenance drop-down menu.

{{:te3:tut_step_2.png?nolink|}} Click ''Update manager''. "Update manager" pop-up window displays your current TE3 version and possible updates available. 

{{:te3:tut_step_3.png?nolink|}} You can also update other sites in your [[te3:network|network]] - select sites from the multiple select box. 

{{:te3:tut_step_4.png?nolink|}} If there is an update available click {{:te3:button_update.png?nolink|}} button.



==== 2. Update TE3 using ''install.php'' (alternative method) ====

If you are not able to update TE3 directly from the "Admin panel" (due to server permissions, etc.), you can perform update using ''install.php''. 

++++ How to update TE3 using "instal.php" |

This method is almost the same as [[te3:installation|new installation]] procedure:  \\ \\  
  * Step 1: Make a [[te3:backup|backup]] of your TE3, this is not necessarily needed but recommended \\ \\ 
  * Step 2: Read the changelog to see if there are any special things to consider \\ \\ 
  * Step 3: Log in to http://www.tradeexpert.net/ and download the installation package.  \\ \\ 
  * Step 4: Extract the installation package you have downloaded and upload ''install.php'' into your ''public_html/your_te3_directory/'' directory in **binary** mode. Chmod ''install.php'' to 755 \\ \\ 
  * Step 5: Point your browser to <nowiki>http://www.yourdomain.com/your_te3_directory/</nowiki>**install.php** and follow the instructions. \\ \\ 
  * Step 6: After the installation is completed, you **must** delete ''install.php'' (recommended), or //chmod// it to 0.  \\ \\ 
  * Step 7: It is advisable to test if ''.htaccess'' protection is working properly (read more about .htaccess protection test [[te3:installation|here]]). 

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Installation program "install.php" detects that TE is already installed on your site and therefore it won't perform new installation, it will only update your TE in a way that avoids overwriting any user content - it will update binary (''php'') files and convert file database if necessary, your data will remain intact.