+installation as well as the database before going through the following steps.
+
+Using the update script
+-----------------------
+There is a shell script (for unix based systems) that does the job for you.
+To use it, unpack the archive of the new Roundcube version to a temporary location
+(don't replace the Roundcube installation you want to update)
+and cd into that directory. From there, run the following command in a shell:
+
+ ./bin/installto.sh <TARGET-FOLDER>
+
+For <TARGET-FOLDER> you specify the path to the Roundcube installation
+which should be updated. The update script will then copy all new files to the
+target location and check and update the configuration and database schema.
+After all is done, the temporary folder with the new Roundcube files can be
+removed again.
+
+Please also see Post-Upgrade Activities section.
+
+
+Updating manually
+-----------------
+If you don't have shell access to the Roundcube installation or if not running
+it on a unix system, you need to do the following operations by hand: