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+<?php
+(PHP_SAPI !== 'cli' || isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) && die('Access denied.');
+
+
+echo "Welcome to the Snipe-IT upgrader.\n\n";
+
+echo "If you have any encrypted custom fields, BE SURE TO run the recrypter. See the Snipe-IT documentation for help.\n\n";
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "STEP 1: Backing up database: \n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+$backup = shell_exec('php artisan snipeit:backup');
+echo '- '.$backup."\n\n";
+
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "STEP 2: Putting application into maintenance mode: \n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+$down = shell_exec('php artisan down');
+echo '- '.$down."\n\n";
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "Step 3: Cleaning up old cached files:\n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+
+
+if (file_exists('bootstrap/cache/compiled.php')) {
+    echo "-- Deleting bootstrap/cache/compiled.php. It it no longer used.\n";
+    @unlink('bootstrap/cache/compiled.php');
+} else {
+    echo "-- No bootstrap/cache/compiled.php, so nothing to delete.\n";
+}
+
+if (file_exists('bootstrap/cache/services.php')) {
+    echo "-- Deleting bootstrap/cache/services.php. It it no longer used.\n";
+    @unlink('bootstrap/cache/services.php');
+} else {
+    echo "-- No bootstrap/cache/services.php, so nothing to delete.\n";
+}
+
+if (file_exists('bootstrap/cache/config.php')) {
+    echo "-- Deleting bootstrap/cache/config.php. It it no longer used.\n";
+    @unlink('bootstrap/cache/config.php');
+} else {
+    echo "-- No bootstrap/cache/config.php, so nothing to delete.\n";
+}
+
+$config_clear = shell_exec('php artisan config:clear');
+$cache_clear = shell_exec('php artisan cache:clear');
+echo '- '.$config_clear;
+echo '- '.$cache_clear;
+
+echo "\n";
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "Step 4: Updating composer dependencies :\n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+
+
+// Composer install
+if (file_exists('composer.phar')) {
+    echo "- Local composer.phar detected, so we'll use that.\n\n";
+    $composer = shell_exec('php composer.phar install --prefer-source');
+} else {
+    echo "- We couldn't find a local composer.phar - trying globally.\n\n";
+    $composer = shell_exec('composer install --prefer-source');
+}
+
+echo $composer."\n\n";
+
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "Step 5: Migrating database:\n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+
+$migrations = shell_exec('php artisan migrate --force');
+echo '- '.$migrations."\n\n";
+
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "Step 6: Checking for OAuth keys:\n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+
+
+if ((!file_exists('storage/oauth-public.key')) || (!file_exists('storage/oauth-private.key'))) {
+    echo "- No OAuth keys detected. Running passport install now.\n\n";
+    $passport = shell_exec('php artisan passport:install');
+    echo $passport;
+} else {
+    echo "- OAuth keys detected. Skipping passport install.\n\n";
+}
+
+
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n";
+echo "Step 7: Taking application out of maintenance mode:\n";
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+
+$up = shell_exec('php artisan up');
+echo '- '.$up."\n\n";
+
+
+
+
+