Magento 2 · Upgrade

Magento 2 Upgrade Checklist
from 2.4.x to 2.4.8

An upgrade to Magento 2.4.8 is not a Composer command, it is a technical change process. Anyone who fails to think through compatibility, testing, deployment and fallback up front pays for it later with long analysis phases, broken modules or unnecessary downtime.

21 min read Cheatsheet Magento 2.4.8

Table of Contents

1. 1. What a Magento 2 upgrade to 2.4.8 really means
2. 2. Before the Composer update: technical preparation
3. 3. Checking core, PHP, extensions and third-party packages
4. 4. Running the upgrade process in a controlled way
5. 5. Which tests are mandatory before go live
6. 6. Deploy, cache and production release
7. 7. Typical upgrade pitfalls
8. 8. Quick upgrade vs. controlled upgrade path
9. 9. Magento 2 support
10. 10. Summary and FAQ

1. What a Magento 2 upgrade to 2.4.8 really means

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