To update Drupal core on Cloudways:
- Backup or clone the site (or both)
- Enable SSH access to your Application
- Login to SSH and find your docroot (usually applicationname/web)
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Copy the update command from the release page
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find and copy the update that matches your current version
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Copy the composer command to the SSH window opened earlier
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- As composer runs the updates, watch for any errors and then run database updates if required, either using Drush or at the site's update page and clear the site's cache.
- Check the status report for any further notices or errors.