Upgrading Neo4j to the latest version
Neo4j is an actively developed project, and, new releases frequently come out with old bug issues fixed, new features, and so on.
In this recipe, you will learn some of important steps to upgrade the Neo4j graph database. The upgrade steps will totally depend on the version of Neo4j that you are currently using, and the new version you are upgrading to.
Getting ready
The following steps will get you started with this recipe:
We have assumed that Neo4j is up and running. If it is not, use the appropriate recipe to deploy and run Neo4j.
Check the current version of your Neo4j installation.
How to do it...
An important step in any database upgrade is taking backups of the data. Use the earlier recipe to take the data of the Neo4j graph database server. This is a very important step, as even if something goes wrong, you can always revert back to the older version.
The exact steps will vary depending on the version you are upgrading. There are no fixed steps for...
