How to Upgrade Magento 2.3 to 2.4 in 5 Steps

Magento 2.3 to 2.4 upgrade is very simple. Just follow the steps below.

Step 1: Backup your site

Step 2: For Magento Open Source, run command:

composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.0 --no-update

For Magento Commerce, run command:

composer require magento/product-enterprise-edition=2.4.0 --no-update

Step 3: For Magento Open Source, run command:

composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.0 --no-update
composer update

For Magento Commerce, run command:

composer require magento/product-enterprise-edition=2.4.0 --no-update
composer update

Step 4: Run another SSH command and upgrade the Magento database:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Step 5: Run this command in production mode: 

php bin/magento deploy:mode:set production

Magento 2.3 to 2.4 upgrade is now finished. 

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