Relocating One’s Existing Website To A New Host

There are several users who got their own website but they are having problems from their hosting providers such as lack of proper service, quite expensive features, and running out of business. In such crises user needs to transfer his/her website to a new host, but the question arises how? This is a common problem prevailing everywhere but users don’t know from where to start. This guide will help the user how to transfer from one host to another as soon as possible.

Step No.1

For the new hosting provider a user’s should know what to transfer so that user can determine his/her requirements. For these questions one’s should consult his/her website designer or current hosting provider.

One should check all the information he/she need to manage with his domains names?
Can a user get the entire backup of his/her website?

Which type of server a user is hosting on? Windows, Linux/Unix, or any other.

Are user’s sites running any kind of dynamic code, scripts, or software, like ASP, PHP, CGI, Java, or something else? Which type? There are several data processing’s like MYSQL, SQL, PostgreSOL, Access, Oracle, etc.

What is the quantity of e-mail addresses, lists and passwords? Is a user having e-mail aliases or set up of forwarded addresses? Are the sites password protected and secured?
Is the shopping cart is not under the user’s domain name or he/she can’t take with them.
Some java web hosting providers are recommending a shopping cart for their customers only.

Still there are some questions like -
What is the storage space of a user’s website take up?
What is the bandwidth of a user’s website for every month?

User should check whether he/she wants special requirements like receiving delivery receipts for e-mail or not?

If a user is having all the informations then he/she is in good form.Key of success will be in possessing a good record and preparation for anything.

Step No.2: A Host for one’s Needs

Now a user wants someone to handle it. So he/she should go through the companies, check their packages and should contact them to assist in moving his/her website. A good host is one who not only supports him/her on his servers but also help him/her to run it.

If a host runs a different server than one’s old host find out will it affect his/her setup like setting of e-mail, website control panel, or user can get new options or lose some of it.

Step No.3: Setting up of new before the old one

If one cancel his/her services with his old host he/her should aware that his/her new setup is running to his/her satisfaction. Because there can be problems related to services like broken website and e-mail services. The best is one who leaves his/her old host active up until the activation of the new host’s DNS, as well as fully configured and operational websites waiting for it when the domain is repointed. By this a new smoothest possible transition will be there from one host to another.

Now one can access his/her site prior to changing the DNS on his/her domain name. One can access his/her control panel to upload files, and perform all the operations necessary to recreate his/her website and e-mail accounts on the new host’s server.

One should ask for tutorials how to use all the features and tools read it and understand. If still one is confused how to start with anything, than ask for assistance from the host’s support department.

Step 4: Reporting one’s Customers

One should notify his/her customer who visits his/her site for buying or information, that he/she is doing some administrative changes to the site and it is not going to be accessible for some period of time. By informing them it shows that a user cares for his/her customers. One can report his/her customer by showing a notice on his/her website along with specific date.

Step 5: Replacing one’s Domain Names

One should have all his/her files transferred, his/her e-mail accounts set up, installation of
Shopping cart, etc on the host’s server. However one is still being hosted by his/her old provider. Here it is the right time to apply the details of domain management mentioned in step no 1. First of all user needs to locate the names of new host’s Domain Name Server (DNS). At least two are recommended:

Name server 1. ONE’SHOST .COM
Name server 2. ONE’S HOST.COM

One requires accessing this information in the DNS sector of his/her domain manager for every domain that user desires to repoint to the new host. If user is placing several domain on the same site he/she should ensure that the concern host’s DNS can take care of all the domain not only of that with which user kept the java web hosting account.

Certainly, changing DNS is not a straight forward process. The majority of DNS servers regulate their concern records in the gap of 12 or 24 hour, or rather it may go up to 48 hours (2 days). When user alter his/her domain's DNS, a notice is also issued to routers throughout the internet that user’s domain is currently using diverse DNS so that proper regulation can be done in DNS tables as per requirement. Thus, all the work can be accomplished properly. The whole procedure is usually gets completed within the time limit of 2 to 3 days.

Step 6: Verification of one’s site and withdrawing former Services

After placing one’s domain and receiving the DNS system the user should carefully go through all the functions and features and should ensure that all the things are as per his/her expectations. After all the formalities and verifications one can terminate the deal and services provided by former host.

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