Upgrading ViralHub

Before You Upgrade

• Back up your database
• Back up your .env file and storage/app/public/ uploads
• Note your current version from composer.json

Upgrade Steps

1. Download the new version ZIP from CodeCanyon
2. Extract and overwrite all files except your .env file
3. Run the following commands via SSH:

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
php artisan migrate
php artisan view:clear
php artisan config:clear
php artisan cache:clear
php artisan storage:link

Your uploaded media and database data are preserved — only application code is updated.