# We need some clear composer update instructions

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/we-need-some-clear-composer-update-instructions/27175>\
**Category:** Mautic 4 Install/Upgrade Support\
**Created:** [February 26, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/we-need-some-clear-composer-update-instructions/27175 "2023-02-26T08:23:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/we-need-some-clear-composer-update-instructions/27175/1 "2023-02-26T08:23:59Z")

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I went from Mautic 4.4.4 to 4.4.6 and it was a total nightmare.

First I tried to follow this page.  
[Installing Mautic with Composer](https://docs.mautic.org/en/setup/how-to-install-mautic/install-and-manage-mautic-with-composer)

No matter what I did Mautic wouldn’t update.

**composer outdated** showed the new packages to update. I delete composer.lock run the **composer update** again, still nothing.

I had to resort to manually updating the **composer.json** file with the new version number with a find replace. Then ran the command **composer update** and it worked. However, in the process of doing that, it turfed my local.php settings, which luck I was able to replace from backup. After doing that, everything came backup showing the latest version.

Please update that page with proper upgrade instructions with step-by-step commands. Composer for many is added complexity that just presents another path to blowing up their installation if not handled right.

Also, I made a little script to clean up permissions. Save it in a **fix\_mautic\_permissions.sh** file and execute it if you want to make sure everything is proper.

```auto
!#bin/bash

echo "Let's secure Mautic!"

echo 'Fixing file permisisons'
find . -type f -not -perm 644 -exec chmod 644 {} +
chmod +x fix_mautic_permissions.sh
echo 'Files corrected'

echo 'Fixing folder permissions'
find . -type d -not -perm 755 -exec chmod 755 {} +
chmod -R g+w docroot/var/cache/ docroot/app/config/
chmod -R g+w docroot/media/files/ docroot/media/images/ docroot/translations/
echo 'Folders corrected'

echo 'Dumping cache'
rm -rf docroot/var/cache/*
echo 'Cache cleared'

```