How to upgrade elgg from version 4.3.8 to 5.x with composer? : Elgg.org

How to upgrade elgg from version 4.3.8 to 5.x with composer?

By Karsten Schulze 533 days ago

I would like to upgrade my running network from version 4.3.8 to 5.x without loosing any data (yes, i have a backup)

Is it possible to overwrite the existing installation by using composer without any problems?

composer create-project elgg/starter-project:dev-master ./path/to/my/project
cd ./path/to/my/project
composer install
log in as admin
https://my.network/upgrade.php

Is this the right way?

- Nikolai Shcherbin@rivervanrain
Nikolai Shcherbin 533 days ago
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Copy composer.json from root (not from elgg/elgg) Elgg 5.0.1 to your Elgg 4 root project.
Then use this method.
composer update --dry-run composer update
Done.
- Nikolai Shcherbin@rivervanrain
Nikolai Shcherbin 533 days ago
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Of course, don't forget to remove all Elgg 4 plugins from /mod and replace on Elgg 5 after upgrading