Just a few hours ago, Salman informed you about our new Managed Website Migration addon where we’ll move websites on our Cloud Platform without giving any trouble. Well, that was not that the only addon we were working on. We have a second addon that will be a big relief to our clients.
Nowadays, websites are built using Content Management System (CMS) applications. These applications have provided the ease of administering content and its related assets in an easy manner. Although this has standardized the way websites used to be built, it has made lives hard for website administrators as CMS upgrades can disrupt a tried-and-tested user experience. This is why many website owners do not upgrade the CMS application on which their website is built on. If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. Right?
Well, that is a misconception. Many CMS upgrades are security related. When a website owner neglects to upgrade the CMS, he is asking for trouble. An older version of a CMS is a treat for a hacker as he can use it for his nefarious acts. So, what to do now?
Here, Cloudways can help you out. We have created a Managed Application Upgrade procedure.
By using this addon, a website owner can have his website upgraded by our cloud experts. Here, a walk-through of the Application Upgrade process is necessary:
- You activate the Application Upgrade addon from the Application Addons section inside the Application Management tab of your server.
- A ticket for Application Upgrade is created where we may ask the website owner some details.
- We create a clone of the present live server.
- We take the necessary steps to update the CMS application. This process includes updating the CMS, its plugins, and any other part of the system on the cloned server.
- We deliver the cloned server to the customer for testing. Production has not been modified in any sense.
- We work with customer to fix any identified issues.
- Once the cloned server is fully functional, we agree with the customer on a final migration date and time.
- On agreed date and time, we perform the final sync of files and database from current production server and change the IP from current production server to new upgraded server.
- Upgrade process is completed. After few days, we delete the old production server.
What’s the cost then?
The following is the schedule of rates for each application upgrade:
- WordPress and WordPress Multisite: $50 per upgrade
- Joomla: $125 per upgrade
- Drupal, Magento, and PrestaShop: $250 per upgrade
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To know more about Application Upgrade, check out this page.
Saad Durrani
Saad is the Senior Editor at Cloudways - A Managed Cloud Hosting Platform. He is a technology enthusiast who loves to blog about emerging technologies and trends. When he is not blogging, he goes to the beach to find inspiration for his fictional stories.