Moving a website can be downright frustrating and stressful. This article will help you to move you site without your visitors ever noticing the switch. Read on to avoid costly mistakes.
This is the first series of 10 parts.
1) Find a new Host
2) Find your Registrar Info
3) Back Up All Data
4) Set up New Host
5) test
6) Configure Email
7) Switch Hosts
Cancel Previous Host
9) Check Scripts
10) Check Links
Find a New Host
1) Find a new Web Host - make certain they have a good control panel such as cPanel
What to look for:
- The right operating system (Unix, Windows, Linux). Check with your previous host to find out what they used
- Great technical support 24/7 and hopefully with phone support
- Email capabilities - should allow at least 20
- Data Transfer Limits - try and make a good estimate of the transfer required, but most sites don’t require more that 2GB’s of data transfer/month
- Hosting Space - get a good estimate of space required and leave room for overhead
- CPU Usage Limits - Make certain you don’t go over this, because it can be very expensive
- Database Progreams - make sure your new host support your dbase program such as MySQL or SQL
- Scripting Capability - make sure your new host support your previous hosts scripting abilities such as CGI, SSI, PHP ASP etc.
- Performance - try and find a host that has fast servers and a great Internet backbone connection
- Control Panel - choose a host with a good control panel such as cPanel
Next installment: Find Registrar Info and others
