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Important Info For Updates

  • Ensure that you are using php v8.2
  • Ensure that you have enabled imagick extension in your server (If not you might experience error 500).
  • If you’re performing a manual update by replacing files, make sure you’re upgrading from the immediately preceding version. If you’ve skipped previous updates, you must use the automated update instead.

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Please perform a complete backup before updating

  • Before starting the update, make sure that you have backed up your files and database so that you can be able to revert back to them if you face any issues.
  • Any changes made to Swiftchats files will be overwritten during an update. It’s recommended to use additional files for custom modifications.

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Manual Update Process

1 Upload the contents of the update folder to your server public_html or domain root directory where Swiftchats has been installed.
2 Go to your domain or subdomain which should redirect you to the update page.
3 Follow the instructions to update

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Automatic Update Process

  1. Go to settings in the admin panel, in bottom right of settings menu click update.
  2. Check for update and then apply the updates.

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FAQs

If the update takes more than 3 minutes to complete, do the following:

  1. Open the .env file in your server public_html folder and change the APP_ENV value from production to local.
  2. Go back to your site and run the update process.
  3. Once the update is complete, revert the APP_ENV value in the .env file back to production.