How to apply and revert a Magento security patch on a Linux VPS

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Aug 18, 2015

Magento is one of the most popular open-source eCommerce platforms and it is used by thousands of merchants worldwide. It provides a variety of enterprise-class features, but one thing that makes Magento a favorite over its competition is the security. To resolve a variety of security issues, Magento support releases security patches that should be applied to the Magento installation. Today, we are going to show you how to apply and revert a Magento security patch on a Linux VPS.

First of all, you need to determine the Magento version you have been using for your store. The easiest way to do this is to log in to your Magento Admin Panel and scroll down to the bottom of the Admin Panel. You can find the Magento version in the footer.

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