Answers.Body: <p>First of all, I should say that this is a job for someone who is reasonably technically minded and comfortable with using the command line.  If this doesn't sound like you, then I would suggest that you look for help with this - perhaps from the person that installed CiviCRM in the first place.</p>
  
  <p>You can find detailed instructions in the <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Administrator Guide</a>.  There are different versions depending on which CMS you use:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/drupal7/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Upgrading CiviCRM for Drupal 7</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/wordpress/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Upgrading CiviCRM for WordPress</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/joomla/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Upgrading CiviCRM for Joomla</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>See also my question on upgrading with drush (Drupal only):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/4829/is-it-easy-to-upgrade-civicrm-using-drush">Is it easy to upgrade CiviCRM using drush?</a></p>
  
  <p>I would strongly recommend that you take a full backup before you do this.  You should also know how to restore from a backup in case anything goes wrong (which does happen unfortunately and can leave your site completely broken).</p>
  
  <p>I would also recommend that you test the update on a development server before you attempt to update the live website. </p>
  
  <p>If none of this makes any sense to you I think you should probably look for help from someone who has this technical knowledge - e.g. a <a href="https://civicrm.org/partners-contributors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CiviCRM partner</a>.  Unfortunately, upgrading CiviCRM is not a simple one-click operation like upgrading WordPress.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Please follow the steps in the link one by one </p>
  
  <p>Link: <a href="https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Upgrading+CiviCRM+for+Drupal+7#UpgradingCiviCRMforDrupal7-1.DownloadthemostrecentCiviCRMPackage" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Upgrading+CiviCRM+for+Drupal+7#UpgradingCiviCRMforDrupal7-1.DownloadthemostrecentCiviCRMPackage</a></p>
  
  <p>I guess this helps !!!</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am getting a warning to update security. It says: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>New security release 4.7.9 is available. The site is currently
    running 4.7.3.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>How do I update it?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
  <p>Melissa
  Brooklyn Commons
  commonsbrooklyn.org</p>
  
Tags: <security><upgrade>
Title: How do I update CiviCRM following a security update?
ThreadText: # How do I update CiviCRM following a security update?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-29)
  
  I am getting a warning to update security. It says:
  
  > New security release 4.7.9 is available. The site is currently
  > running 4.7.3.
  
  How do I update it?
  
  Thanks.
  
  Melissa
  Brooklyn Commons
  commonsbrooklyn.org
  
  **Tags:** security, upgrade
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-07-29. Score: 6
  
  First of all, I should say that this is a job for someone who is reasonably technically minded and comfortable with using the command line. If this doesn't sound like you, then I would suggest that you look for help with this - perhaps from the person that installed CiviCRM in the first place.
  
  You can find detailed instructions in the [Administrator Guide](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/). There are different versions depending on which CMS you use:
  
  * [Upgrading CiviCRM for Drupal 7](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/drupal7/)
  * [Upgrading CiviCRM for WordPress](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/wordpress/)
  * [Upgrading CiviCRM for Joomla](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/joomla/)
  
  See also my question on upgrading with drush (Drupal only):
  
  [Is it easy to upgrade CiviCRM using drush?](https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/4829/is-it-easy-to-upgrade-civicrm-using-drush)
  
  I would strongly recommend that you take a full backup before you do this. You should also know how to restore from a backup in case anything goes wrong (which does happen unfortunately and can leave your site completely broken).
  
  I would also recommend that you test the update on a development server before you attempt to update the live website.
  
  If none of this makes any sense to you I think you should probably look for help from someone who has this technical knowledge - e.g. a [CiviCRM partner](https://civicrm.org/partners-contributors). Unfortunately, upgrading CiviCRM is not a simple one-click operation like upgrading WordPress.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-29. Score: 4
  
  Please follow the steps in the link one by one
  
  Link: <https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Upgrading+CiviCRM+for+Drupal+7#UpgradingCiviCRMforDrupal7-1.DownloadthemostrecentCiviCRMPackage>
  
  I guess this helps !!!
  
  
  ---
  
  