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This article walks through the SUPEE-8788 patch installation because, unlike most, it has an installation scenario that makes it unusual.
Magento patches are files with .sh extension. Unlike usual patches, they have an installation scenario in them, which ensures atomicity of installation and deinstallation processes.
The scenario also logs installation and deinstallation actions into app/etc/applied.patches.list file.
To install any patch, first things first, you should upload the patch file into the root category of the chosen Magento shop and run this command (just replace the example patch name with the name of the patch you are installing right now).
sh PATCH_SUPEE-8788.sh
Checking if patch can be applied/reverted successfully…
Patch was applied/reverted successfully.
To get the list of installed/uninstalled patches, run this command:
sh PATCH_SUPEE-8788.sh –list
The list you will get looks like this: