How do you handle upgrades?

Steps to Upgrade drupal minor version.

• backing up the site,
• putting it into maintenance mode
• downloading the new version of the module
• uncompressing it
• running update.php
• testing the site
• taking the site out of maintenance mode

Steps to Upgrade Drupal major version.

• Backup your existing site and database.
• Log in as user ID 1
• Put your site in maintenance mode
• Change all themes to Garland
• Disable non-core modules
• Remove default settings file
• Remove all old core files and directories
• Remove uninstalled modules
• Download Drupal 7
• Re-apply modifications to core files
• Make your settings.php file writeable
• Run the update script
• Backup your database
• Upgrade fields
• Update contrib modules and themes
• Check the Status Report
• Make sure settings.php is secure
• Check Drupal Core Modules
• Remove your site from Maintenance Mode

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