Web Site Migration

Update: It looks like I am going to use UpDraft.

The free version only save onto the existing host.

The premium version allows me to save in the cloud or a separate post.

Any advice is appreciated.

Hi


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Now I am trying to solve your problem. To transfer a website from one hosting to another, You will have to follow the steps bellow

1. Go to your older cpanel then file manager
2. Select all of your files and make them compressed. Then down load the zip file to your PC.
3. Then go to phpmyadmin and export the database to your Pc.
4. Go to the cpanel of your new hosting then file manager. Select the upload the zip file that was down loaded from older one. Then extract the zip file. Remember one thing that never reload main domain.
5. Go to the mysql database and create database name, user name and password. Then add the user name and database together from the option “Add a User to Database” .
6. Go to the phpmyadmin and import the database that you downloaded to new database. Go to Wp-options table and change the url (there remains the older url so you put the new url there).
7. Then go to Wp-config.php file and edit the database name, username and password(delete the older names and put the new database name, username and password).
Now your website is transferred to new hosting.
Note: Plese go to the dash board check the url. If it is ok then every thing will be ok.


Thanks
Shahed Zaman

Hi Shaheed

Thanks for good instruction for migrating website where you have access to both host's cPanel.

Do you have any advise for migrating site created and hosted free with wix.com where I do not have aceess to cPanel to another host with cPanel and more under my control.
Thanks
Muddaiah Jayaram

Why dont you just get a new account with your current host and let them migrate the site for you.

We are upgrading to a new website. Problem we are facing is in the migration process of it as we want all the old links to be connected to the data that will be migrated to the new site. Is there any way to do so?

P.S. We need solutions apart from 301 & 302 as we have links in excess of 400,000.

Hi there,

If your website is built by WordPress CMS so, I will recommend using "Duplicator WordPress Migration" plugin for migrating your website.

Why Duplicator?

1. It's completely free
2. If you want to also change your domain name ***
3. If you don't want to lose your SEO ranking ***
4. It's easy and safe not painful at all

I like to share with you the process but it's not possible to here, you can easily find out the both of tutorial texture & videos on the internet.

Here i will give you the 7 easy steps for website migration. You can follow these.
1. Start Small to Test the Waters
2. Make Sure the New Site is Better than the Old One
3. Set Up Tracking Tools Prior to the Migration
4. Establish a Thorough 301 Redirect Map
5. Get a Jump Start on Promoting the New Site's Location
6. Don't Dilly-Dally on the Final Execution
7. Don't Forget Quality Control and Performance Monitoring