Upgrade to Latest Version

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Overview

This feature will allow you to update your cPanel & WHM software in accordance with the preferences that you entered on the Update Preferences screen.

For example, if you opted to install the CURRENT version of cPanel & WHM, then this feature will upgrade your server to the latest CURRENT build.

Additional Software Updates

The script that this feature runs (/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/upcp) also calls other scripts in the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts directory that will update most of the software on your system.

The following table lists the additional scripts and the software that they update:

Forced Reinstall

This feature will also allow you to force a reinstall of the cPanel & WHM software, regardless of whether WHM detects that your system is up-to-date. This can be useful if any files have become corrupted or need to be reinstalled.

How To Update Your cPanel & WHM Software

To update your cPanel & WHM software within the WHM interface:

1. Click Click to Upgrade.
2. If you wish to force a reinstall of the software, select the checkbox.

Note to iPad® users: If you click Click to Upgrade and you use Safari® on iPad, the browser will display unreadable, small text. To adjust the text size, zoom in with normal iPad zoom gestures.

Note: You can also run /scripts/upcp via the command line as the root user.