Magento Commerce 2.1.5 Release Notes

• System requirements
• Install the Magento software
• Upgrade from an earlier version
• Migration toolkits
• Credits

We are pleased to present Magento Commerce (formerly Enterprise Edition) 2.1.5.

This release updates the copyright date in every file. It does not contain any functional changes or security improvements. Isolating these changes in a single release is intended to simplify future updates and developer workflow.

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System requirements

Our technology stack is built on PHP and MySQL. For more information, see System Requirements.

Install the Magento software

See one of the following sections:

• Get Magento Commerce using Composer
• Get Magento Commerce using a compressed archive
• Complete the installation

Get Magento Commerce using Composer

Magento Commerce (formerly Enterprise Edition) is available from repo.magento.com. Before installing the Magento Commerce software using Composer, familiarize yourself with these prerequisites, then run:

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composer create-project --repository=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-enterprise-edition=<version> <installation directory name>

where <version> is 2.1.0, 2.1.1, and so on

For example, to install 2.1.1 in the magento2 directory:

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composer create-project --repository=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-enterprise-edition=2.1.1 magento2

Get Magento Commerce using a compressed archive

The following table discusses where to get the Magento software. We provide the following downloads:

• Magento Commerce software only
• Magento Commerce software with sample data (designed to help you learn Magento faster)

These packages are easy to get and install. You don’t need to use Composer, all you need to do is to upload a package to your Magento server or hosted platform, unpack it, and run the web-based Setup Wizard.

Archives are available in the following formats: .zip, .tar.bz2, .tar.gz

To get the Magento Commerce archive:

1. Go to your account on magento.com.
2. Log in with your Magento username and password.
3. In the left navigation bar, click Downloads.
4. In the right pane, click Magento Commerce 2.X > Full Release or Magento Commerce 2.X > Full Release + Sample Data for the software.

5. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the Magento Commerce download:

   • Magento-EE-<version>.* (without sample data)
   • Magento-EE-<version>+Samples.* (with sample data)
6. Transfer the installation package to your development system.

Complete the installation

After you get the Commerce software:

1. Set file system ownership and permissions.

2. Install the software:

   • Web Setup Wizard
   • Command line

Upgrade from an earlier version

To upgrade to Magento Commerce 2.1 from an earlier version, see Upgrade to Magento version 2.1 (June 22, 2016).

Migration toolkits

The Data Migration Tool helps transfer existing Magento 1.x store data to Magento 2.x. This command-line interface includes verification, progress tracking, logging, and testing functions. For installation instructions, see Install the Data Migration Tool. Consider exploring or contributing to the Magento Data Migration repository.

The Code Migration Toolkit helps transfer existing Magento 1.x store extensions and customizations to Magento 2.0.x. The command-line interface includes scripts for converting Magento 1.x modules and layouts.

Credits

Dear community members, thank you for your suggestions and bug reports.