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How to update Drupal to a newer release of the same version
You can update your Drupal to a newer release of the same version (e.g. from one Drupal 7.x release to another 7.x release) in several steps:
- The first thing that you should always do before updating Drupal is to perform a backup of the MySQL database used by your Drupal and of the files on your Drupal hosting account.
- Log in to the admin panel of your Drupal and enable the maintenance mode.
- Download the newest stable release of your Drupal version from the official Drupal site to your local computer.
- Unzip the downloaded archive.
- Upload the files and folders from the unzipped directory on your local computer to the root Drupal directory on your hosting account. Overwrite the old files. You can perform the transfer with an FTP client.
- Update the database. If your site is accessible at yourdomain.com, then just open with your browser the URL address yourdomain.com/update.php.
- Check to make sure your site functions normally and turn off the maintenance mode.
For more details you can also check out the Drupal update tutorial.