BillyS - 2:33 am on Aug 15, 2008 (gmt 0)

>>The 1.5.5-6 process is very simple just doing a patch update. Took around 7 seconds all in all!

I don't want people to be misled about the right amount of time to do an update. Even a simple update should take some thought...

1. Back up all files including your existing joomla installation and database.
2. Copy the existing site to a new location (let's call this a test site) where you're going to apply the patch.
3. Apply the patch to your test site location.
4. Switch from your existing site to the test site and make sure everything is working. (If not, just switch back to the old location.)
5. Once you're totally convinced the new site is working properly backup everything again and delete the old installation.

Skip a step and you're relying on luck. Take these precautions and you're a webmaster.

[edited by: BillyS at 2:33 am (utc) on Aug. 15, 2008]