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How to Transfer a Site From One Host to the Next

These instructions are for hosting with cpanel and for transferring one site from one host to another host.

First, you go into the File Manager in the cpanel where the site is currently hosted and choose the domain you want to transfer.

When you have a list of all the files, choose select all to select all the files. Once all the files are selected, you can use the Cntrl key to deselect the folders you don’t want, like cgi-bin.

With all the files that you want selected, go to top navigation bar of the File Manager and choose “Compress”. Choose Zip Archive for Compression Type and then in the url box, choose the name that you want to call the zip file. Do not remove any of the path information … just change the name of the zip file to what you want it to be. Then click on Compress File(s) and it will create the zip file from all of the files selected.

EXPORTING THE DATABASE

Select your database name on the left hand side. Go to Export using the tabs in the centre of the screen.

Your next step is choosing what to export (geeky code stuff, scary!)

Click “Select All” at the top and “SQL” of the circle buttons.

Choose the above options under Structure on the right hand side.

Choose the below options under Data.

Next, check Save As file, hit Go and save the .sql file to your desktop.

CHANGING THE DNS TO THE NEW HOST

Now’s a good time to change the DNS to the nameservers of the new host. You do this in the registry where you purchased the domain. You can usually find the nameservers of the new host on the cpanel, often in the sidebar.

Now you need to go to the cpanel of the new host and add the domain on if it is a host with numerous domains. If the new host is just hosting this domain only and it is the main domain for this hosting package, you can skip this step. In your cpanel, go to Addon Domains.

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