How To Update Old (7.5.0) To New Version (v8.0.0)

20th Dec, 2024

Warning: You must back up all your current databases before updating.




First Setp:

Please download the updated file from where you purchased the application. The zip file is inside two files in it called the vendor and another is the update dot.


Second step: The user will have to log in to the cPanel or server and then go to the project folder. Rename your existing vendor folder to something like vendor_old as a precaution (after the update is complete, you can delete the vendor_old folder). The user will upload the “vendor.zip” file and then unzip it. folder name must be vendor.


Third step: Navigate to the following directories and manually delete files to clear the cache

  • Bootstrap Cache: Delete files in the bootstrap/cache directory 
  • Storage Framework Cache: Clear files in storage/framework/cache and storage/framework/views.


01. cPanel login (in your case, login into your hosting server)


02. cPanel to click on the File Manager.


03. Upload to your (Vandor.zip) in the project directory

04. Upload successfully


05. Extract the zip file in Vandor.


6. Extracting



7. Extract Successfully



8. Bootstrap to click on the Cache Folder



9. Bootstrap to select the cache folder to include all files deleted.



10. Delete confirmation



11. After deleting the bootstrap to the cache folder, including all files.


12. Storage/freamwork/Cache: Delete data folder



13. Storage/freamwork/view: Select all files and delete all



12. About & Update:

Log in to the user's application, then go to the general settings to find the About and Update section. If you upload it there, it will take the update.

Directly navigate to the update page:
yourdomain.com/setting/updateSystem
(Note: Other pages may not load until the update is completed.)





Congratulations!

Your system is now up to date, running on Laravel 11 with the latest features and improvements. 🎉