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Magento 2.4.6 Upgrade Guide
Nipul Purohit
5 min read
Magento 2
Upgrade
PHP 8.2
# Magento 2.4.6 Upgrade Guide
Upgrading Magento 2 to the latest 2.4.6 release is crucial for securing your ecommerce site, enhancing performance, and introducing PHP 8.2 compatibility.
## Prerequisites
Before initiating the upgrade, ensure your environment meets the following conditions:
- PHP 8.1 or 8.2
- Composer 2.2.x
- Elasticsearch 7.17 or OpenSearch 2.x
- MariaDB 10.6 or MySQL 8.0
## Step-by-Step Upgrade Process
1. **Backup Your Site**: Always create a full backup of files and the database.
2. **Enable Maintenance Mode**:
```bash
bin/magento deploy:mode:set developer
bin/magento maintenance:enable
```
3. **Update composer.json**: Set the target Magento packages to `2.4.6`.
4. **Run Composer Update**:
```bash
composer update
```
5. **Upgrade Database Schema & Data**:
```bash
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
```
6. **Disable Maintenance Mode**:
```bash
bin/magento maintenance:disable
```
Upgrading Magento 2 to the latest 2.4.6 release is crucial for securing your ecommerce site, enhancing performance, and introducing PHP 8.2 compatibility.
## Prerequisites
Before initiating the upgrade, ensure your environment meets the following conditions:
- PHP 8.1 or 8.2
- Composer 2.2.x
- Elasticsearch 7.17 or OpenSearch 2.x
- MariaDB 10.6 or MySQL 8.0
## Step-by-Step Upgrade Process
1. **Backup Your Site**: Always create a full backup of files and the database.
2. **Enable Maintenance Mode**:
```bash
bin/magento deploy:mode:set developer
bin/magento maintenance:enable
```
3. **Update composer.json**: Set the target Magento packages to `2.4.6`.
4. **Run Composer Update**:
```bash
composer update
```
5. **Upgrade Database Schema & Data**:
```bash
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
```
6. **Disable Maintenance Mode**:
```bash
bin/magento maintenance:disable
```