Grab the upgrade patch tar ball, uploaded it into the root my xcart/ dir, store/ in my case. Then extracted:
tar zxvf 3.3.2-3.3.3-pro_upgrade.tgz
Login to admin/ Run the patch/upgrade process, look at the files that needed to be chmoded so the webserver can write to them, copy paste the entire list to notepad so I can keep track of which ones I need to switch back once I'm done. Make the appropiate chmod's I usually just set them group writeable chmod 666. I'll leave the skin (.tpls) at this less I have to reset back to the original state, and set all .php related files to 644.
Well I run the patch process again, everything patchs except a few .tpl files, thats okie, I'll take a peak at what was changed, if its anything relative to functionality I make the adjustments myself if its for looks or what not I don't make the changes (again less I have to do) Well, the patch process says all the .php files where patched along with everything else but a few .tpls, So I know the php is updated fine, thats what I really wanted upgraded, now I move on to applying the SQL patch, I normally hand pick out the updates out of the SQL/ dir in the upgrade/ dir, and apply them in the patch/upgrade area as well. Now I'm still seeing Version 3.3.2 in my upgrade area, this is okie, it's just because the upgrade didn't compeltely finnish so I remove the upgrade/ dir, open up phpMyAdmin, go to the config table and find the db version, that says 3.3.2 and change it to 3.3.3, go through my text file and change my .php's that I chmoded to 666 to 644, now, I'm good to go
The site this was done is:
http://www.blazingdragon.com which has a new look too btw,
Whew, a novel I think
