If you need to update Magento POS System by Magefan, please follow the steps below.
Note: the updating instructions depend on the method the POS system was installed with.
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Update using composer
If the POS system was installed via the composer (check if vendor/magefan/module-pos folder exists), then you need to run these simple CLI commands in Magento 2 directory:
composer remove magefan/module-NAME
composer require magefan/module-NAME ^x.x.x
# replace NAME with:
# pos - for Basic plan
# pos-plus - for Plus plan
# pos-extra - for Extra plan
# replace x.x.x with the version you want to use
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
If you want to upgrade to the Plus or Extra, check this guide on how to upgrade POS System plan.
Update using archive and FTP
If the POS system was installed via FTP (check if app/code/Magefan/Pos folder exists), then follow these commands:
1. Download the latest version of the POS system archive from magefan.com.
2. Extract archive.
3. Make the backup copy of the app/code/Magefan/Pos or app/code/Magefan/PosPlus or app/code/Magefan/PosExtra folder on your server and then remove it.
4. Using FTP, copy app and pub folders from the archive to your Magento 2 Directory.
5. Run update CLI commands in Magento 2 directory:
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
Note: if you don't want your website to be down during deployment, try these zero downtime deployment commands for Magento 2.