Do you think that you can transfer your website to another host? Is it possible? How can

it be possible? There will be many questions regarding. But it is possible. Yes, This is the

article where you can know how to do this easily. Moving your website from one host to another

host is fairly simple and for most sites can be done without any downtime on your website.

Transfer of the website involves transfer of both domain and the files and intellectual

properties that constitute the website. This is a big process but not a tough process. First let

us see how to transfer the websites without the database. Here is the checklist:

1.Find a new hosting provider and purchase a hosting account
2.Upload your website content to the new hosting account. You will be able to check that it works

as expected by surfing to the IP address.
3.Login to your domain name account and change the nameservers over to your new hosting company.

Typically 2 nameservers are setup - they may look like this ns1.hostingcompany.com. If you bought

your domain from your current hosting company then you may have to ask them to do it.
4.It would normally take 24-48hrs for the nameservers to propagate, once they are updated your

website will automatically be served up from your new hosting company
5.Cancel your old hosting account once the nameservers have updated. A easy way to tell if they

have updated is to make a slight change on the old website, once you don't see that anymore then

you know it has switched over and you can cancel your old account.

Let's now discuss how to transfer the websites with the database. Here is the checklist:

If you have a database then you need to ensure that the database retains its integrity and no data is lost in the transfer. If you have a database that is not written to much then the switch can be close to the above scenario.

Find a new hosting provider and purchase a hosting account
Backup your database and FTP it to your development PC or your home PC
Upload your website to the new hosting account. You will be able to check that it works as expected by surfing to the IP address (type the IP address into the browser instead of a domain name).
Create a database with the same name as your old database and the restore it using the backup file.
Login to your domain name account and change the nameservers over to your new hosting company. Typically 2 nameservers are setup - the look like this ns1.hostingcompany.com. If you bought your domain from your current hosting company then you may have to ask them to do it.
It normally takes 24-48hrs for the nameservers to update, once they do your website will automatically be served up from your new hosting company

Some have queries relates to transfering the domain name, downloading the site, uploading the

site, etc. Fo them you can visit this link to get the step by step procedure on transfering,uploading and downloading.

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