Upgrading from 2.1.4 to latest version

Question

I have Magento 2.1.4 CE installed. I have browsed the devdocs and forums on upgrading and I am confused.

What commands do I have to run exactly to do the upgrade? When I try to run

composer require magento/product-community-edition 2.1.7 --no-update

it asks for username/and pass but I do not have one. I downloaded the 2.1.4 archive from Magento docs.

Any help?

Answer 1

Create an account from here

Enter email id and password if you have create an account else you have to click New Users Register button.

After login with your magento account,

Now click on

Marketplace -> My Products -> Access Keys

Now Go to Magento 2 Tab section, Click button on Create a New Access key. Enter any name and Press Ok. Now your public and private key are generated.

Public key is your username
private key is your password.