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How to Update your Joomla 2.5 Site Using the Automatic Core Update Feature

March 20, 2011 | Written by Nick Savov

Joomla 2.5 brought a lot of new features with it and although most Joomla 2.5 users know about the new ACL controls and nested categories, there is a simple but excellent addition that is worth noting and which few know. Joomla 2.5 now has automatic Joomla core updates! So you can go from Joomla 2.5.0 to Joomla 2.5.1 with a few button clicks. This tutorial will show you how to update your Joomla 2.5 version using the built-in core upgrade.

Extension Manager

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Go to Extensions >> Extension Manager >> Update

 

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  • Click on Find Updates and Joomla will automatically find any potential updates available to you.
  • If you see that Joomla is now an option, check the box next to Joomla and click Update.
  • Joomla will automatically update the next version of 2.5 for you.

 


 

 


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#1 Ray Lewis 2011-07-20 16:55
this fails with error message:
Install path does not exist

Error updating COM_INSTALLER_T YPE_TYPE_.

Installation is on IIS6 server. It may be a permissions issue, but there seem to be no instructions regarding required settings and for which component. Some guidance would be appreciated. Thanks
 
 
#2 iowawebco 2011-07-20 18:10
Hi Ray,

What Joomla version 1.6.x are you using? Please post follow up questions in the support forum, www.ostraining.com/forum where one of our support techs can help you.

Make sure your tmp directory is correctly set in your global configuration.

You can correct permission using this tutorial:
ostraining.com/.../...

Kind regards,
Nick
 
 
#3 jamesppp 2012-03-24 19:06
I get an update error as well for this 2.5.3 update.

-1 - An error has occurred.

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