Response to mc12345678.
So, on this issue. First of all, one should not count on an autoinstaller. These autoinstallers have caused more problems than they have solved and often lead the user to this site.
That I understand.....HOWEVER.....I don't know HOW to do it manually....wouldn't even know where to start. If it's just dropping files and folders into my host directory that's 1 thing......but I suspect there's some sort of 'install' procedure and in order to do that I would have to know WHERE to install WHAT. If my host is likely to botch what is needed in their autoinstall program I'm guessing they won't be of much help for me trying to do what they failed at.
Now, if unable to figure out how to upgrade, which the guidelines in the various places suggest can be either a replacement of files with a database upgrade, a complete rebuild with a database upgrade, or starting over with a fresh install of the cart and any other addins desired. If unable to accomplishh this on your own over time, then there are plenty that will help, some for free others for a cost. How/if you proceed is completely up to you, but realize that delaying the applicable upgrade(s) only puts your customers in greater jeopardy which in turn could put you at risk.
I would not even know where or how to begin. Is there a tutorial some place that shows how? I don't even know what I'm trying to do. My host set up the initial install.....so I am clueless. I am not an IT type and all this is overwhelming. It took me 6 hours today just to figure out how to change the background color on the outer edges....out past the main page.....
Realize that the upgrade can be done at your own pace and does not require you to disable your existing store until you are ready to put your new version online and then depending on the method it my be down for as few as some microseconds or as much as mybe 30 minutes while some last minute tests are performed with the replaced version. Either way, with appropriate customer notification, it should not be an issue with whatever method is applied. The important part is as you are trying to address that the customer's information is maintained secure.
I did not know that...I assumed once I began an upgrade I was basically breaking links and such and making it non functional.
So again, the general "security" patches of recent have been php/version related. There are some plugins that have been updated to reflect various problems/potential issues associated, but those are isolated as compared to the overall operation of the store.
Are these "security" patches something that I can add/install or are these resulting from the new versions coming out?
Thanks for the response....I am 'peddling' as fast as I can!
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