upgrade opencart 3.0.3.2 to opencart 4.0 OR opencart 3.0.3.8

mayur panchal

• July 28, 2022 11:13

Hi 
I want to upgrade my opencart version 
Current version is : 3.0.3.2 
Want to upgrade with opencart 3.0.3.8 OR opencart 4.0

I have done some custom functionality in the front side in (current website opencart 3.0.3.2) so i dont want to change that view files and controllers and models. 

Front view should be as it is Because I have applied my custom css and view files. 

Can you please anybody advise ? 
How can I achive this? 

Thanks in advance. 

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  Karapuz

  • July 28, 2022 11:40

  Hello, Mayur,

  Opencart 4.0 is has several major issues. Many modules are not compatible with it. You should not use it until a couple of new versions will be released. 

  There is no much improvements in Opencart 3.0.3.8. I would stay at version 3.0.3.2 for next few years. It should work fine. If you have any issues with specific parts of the store you can fix them locally without a need to upgrade the whole store.

  Kind regards

  Karapuz

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  mayur panchal

  • July 28, 2022 11:45
  • Edited

  Thank you for your answer 
  Our client wants to upgrade the version as they told this is the older version of the opencart.
  
  

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  Karapuz

  • July 28, 2022 12:19

  Hello, Mayur,

  Old is not obsolete. Opencart store can be upgraded within a minor number by overwriting existing files with default ones and patching the database. If you have any custom changes hard-coded to core files they have to be transferred to a new version or better, they can be wrapped to *.ocmod.xml files and installed as modules. 

  It is not safe to upgrade just back-end without the front-end because they communicate with each other and they also use a shared 'library' directory.

  But again, that upgrade is not worth it in my opinion. I would spend that money on adding a new functionality.

  Kind regards

  Karapuz

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