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Update Your Joomla Version 1.5.12 to 1.5.13 (latest version). Importent: before doing this backup your site!


You can manually update your Joomla version. Follow these commands:


=Step 1 - Go to the direct folder=

*Go to the Joomla folder
**<code>cd /var/hda/web-apps/joomla/html</code>
***You can type <code>ls</code> to list the files.


=Step 2 - Download the Joomla patch=

*Download Joomla patch 1.5.12 to 1.5.13.
**<code>wget http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/10696/42205/Joomla_1.5.12_to_1.5.13-Stable-Patch_Package.tar.bz2</code>


=Step 3 - Unpack=

*Unpack the tar archive.
**<code>tar -jxvf Joomla_1.5.12_to_1.5.13-Stable-Patch_Package.tar.bz2</code>
***You can type<code>ls</code> to list the files.


=Step 4 - Remove downloaded patch=

*Remove your downloaded patch.
**<code>rm -rf Joomla_1.5.12_to_1.5.13-Stable-Patch_Package.tar.bz2</code>
***You can type<code>ls</code> to list the files.


<strong>Enjoy your updated Joomla version!</strong>