===== Upgrading Simple Invoices from one version to another =====
Upgrading Simple Invoices from one version to another is very simple, just follow the below steps
  - Take a backup of your current database.  
     - You can do this via Simple Invoices, just go to the 'Settings' menu and select 'Backup Database'  
  - Download the updated version of Simple Invoices from our [[:start|website]]
  - Make a copy of your [[:config|config/config.ini]] file which is located in the config folder
  - Unzip the contents of the Simple Invoices file which you downloaded into your simpleinvoices directory
  - Open up the [[:config|config/config.ini]] file that's in the config directory and enter your database details
  - Open up Simple Invoices in your browser (usually http://localhost/simpleinvoices)
    - If there are sql patches to be applied to the database
      - Simple Invoices will now display the 'Upgrade Manager' and list all the sql patches that will be automatically applied
      - Just click 'Upgrade' and Simple Invoices will upgrade your database
    - If there are no sql patches to be applied Simple Invoices will 'just work' as normal, no 'Upgrade' options will be presented
  - You're done, use Simple Invoices as normal!
 
Note: If upgrading from 2006xxxx version refer to this page [[upgrading from a very old release]]

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