# Moodle Update Checklist

## Moodle Update Checklist

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-step-%E2%88%9A-to-do-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-pre" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 532px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 28px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 28px;"> </td><td style="width: 10%; height: 28px;">√</td><td style="width: 80%; height: 28px;">To Do</td></tr><tr style="height: 68px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 68px;"> </td><td style="width: 10%; height: 68px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 68px;">#### Preparation

</td></tr><tr style="height: 34px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 34px;">1</td><td style="width: 10%; height: 34px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 34px;">Downloading Moodle</td></tr><tr style="height: 34px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 34px;">2</td><td style="width: 10%; height: 34px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 34px;">Adding plugins</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 10%;">3</td><td style="width: 10%;"> </td><td style="width: 80%;">Moodle maintenance mode</td></tr><tr style="height: 68px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 68px;"> </td><td style="width: 10%; height: 68px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 68px;">#### Backups

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 29px;">4</td><td style="width: 10%; height: 29px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 29px;">Backup the Moodle database</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 29px;">5</td><td style="width: 10%; height: 29px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 29px;">Backup the Moodle data folder</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 10%;">6</td><td style="width: 10%;"> </td><td style="width: 80%;">Backup Moodle config.php</td></tr><tr style="height: 68px;"><td style="width: 10%; height: 68px;"> </td><td style="width: 10%; height: 68px;"> </td><td style="width: 80%; height: 68px;">#### Upgrading Moodle

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 10%;">7</td><td style="width: 10%;"> </td><td style="width: 80%;">Upgrading Moodle</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 10%;">8</td><td style="width: 10%;"> </td><td style="width: 80%;">Post upgrade tasks</td></tr></tbody></table>