Magento 1.2 is out!

Posted by admin on January 3, 2009 under News | Be the First to Comment

This version includes numerous issue resolutions for Magento version 1.1.x and some highly requested new features such as:

* Support for Downloadable/Digital Products. (to see this new product type in action visit the Magento Demo Store. We added an example of an MP3 product and an eBook )
* Added Layered Navigation to site search result page, with control on the attribute level to include or exclude attributes used on the search results page.
* Improved site search to utilize MySQL fulltext search
* Added support for fixed-taxes on product level for such taxes as “State Environmental Fee” in the USA and “WEEE/DEEE” in the EU.
* Upgraded Zend Framework to the latest stable version 1.7.2
* Added a Layered Navigation Cache for improved performance of large catalogs (currently in beta and is NOT recommended for production use).

Note: We do NOT recommend upgrading a production installation of Magento directly. Please backup database and all files before upgrading. Please make sure to check file permission before trying to upgrade through your Magento Connect Manager. This version includes an upgrade to the Magento Connect Manager and as such includes index.php and .htaccess files. If these files were modified you must create backups of your index.php and .htaccess files before upgrading as they will be overwritten. Once the upgrade is complete just overwrite these files with your original files (these files do not include any updates but must be distributed with the MCM).

Upgrading an Existing Magento Version

Upgrade your existing Magento installation to 1.2.0 through the Magento Connect Manager:

  • Do NOT use your live or production site. We suggest making a copy of your site and upgrading that copy first.
  • Backup your index.php and .htaccess files (if modified)
  • Log into your Magento Connect Manager.
  • Select the ‘Setting’ tab.
  • Change the Preferred State to ‘Stable’, and save settings.
  • For the Mage_All_Latest package select upgrade.
  • Click on the ‘Commit Changes’ button. The upgrade should start.
  • After upgrade is complete click on the ‘Refresh’ button.
  • Copy your original index.php and .htaccess files back (if needed)
  • Log into your admin and rebuild search index
  • You should now have Magento 1.2.0 installed.
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