Answers.Body: <p>Easiest thing to do is upgrade in stages, go from 4.0 to 4.1, then to 4.2 then you can try straight up to 4.6</p>
  
  <p>This approach should mean you dont hit too many issues</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>At minimum you would need to upgrade to 4.4 - this is the current LTS version and is the oldest version which still receives security patches.</p>
  
  <p>As Parvez recommended, upgrading in stages is sometimes smoother, although 4 versions is not such a big jump that you can't necessarily do it all at once. Always back up your database first, and if jumping straight from 4.0 -> 4.4 doesn't work perfectly, try 4.0 -> 4.2 -> 4.4.</p>
  
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Body: <p>What is the easiest way to get a 4.0 version of CiviCRM up to date or at least to a secure version?
  Is it possible to import a MySQL dump from 4.0 version into a new clean 4.7 version?</p>
  
Tags: <civicrm.settings.php>
Title: Upgrade Civi 4.0 to secure version
ThreadText: # Upgrade Civi 4.0 to secure version
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-02)
  
  What is the easiest way to get a 4.0 version of CiviCRM up to date or at least to a secure version?
  Is it possible to import a MySQL dump from 4.0 version into a new clean 4.7 version?
  
  **Tags:** civicrm.settings.php
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-02. Score: 3
  
  Easiest thing to do is upgrade in stages, go from 4.0 to 4.1, then to 4.2 then you can try straight up to 4.6
  
  This approach should mean you dont hit too many issues
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-11-02. Score: 2
  
  At minimum you would need to upgrade to 4.4 - this is the current LTS version and is the oldest version which still receives security patches.
  
  As username_1 recommended, upgrading in stages is sometimes smoother, although 4 versions is not such a big jump that you can't necessarily do it all at once. Always back up your database first, and if jumping straight from 4.0 -> 4.4 doesn't work perfectly, try 4.0 -> 4.2 -> 4.4.
  
  
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