Our step-by-step tutorials will guide you through the backup and moving process, even if you are new to FTP and phpMyAdmin.<\/p>\n
Avoid downtime to your website while you transfer it from one host or server to another by keeping the hosting services active on both servers for an overlap period.<\/p>\n
Note: Websites using SiteBuilder can’t be backed up and transferred to another host.<\/em><\/p>\n Use an FTP programme to download your web files to your local computer. \u00a0Refer to the following tutorial for further details:<\/span><\/p>\n How to upload a website using FTP<\/span><\/a> (to download, drag from the remote site to the local site).<\/span><\/p>\n If your website uses a database, use phpMyAdmin to export your database files to your local computer.<\/span><\/p>\n Follow this tutorial: <\/span>How to export a MySQL database<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Note that some files may need to be edited for use with a new host e.g. WordPress sites will need the wp-config.php file edited to reflect the new server\u2019s access details.<\/span><\/p>\n Use FTP to upload<\/a> the web files from the local drive to the new server. 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1. Copy your Web Files<\/span><\/h3>\n
2. Copy your Database Files<\/span><\/h3>\n
3. Create a Database on the New Server and Import the Database Files<\/span><\/h3>\n
Moving to xneelo:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Moving away from xneelo:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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4. Upload the Web Files<\/span><\/h3>\n
5. Check<\/span><\/h3>\n
Moving a website involves<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
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Requirements:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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1. Copy your Web Files<\/span><\/h3>\r\nUse an FTP programme to download your web files to your local computer. \u00a0Refer to the following tutorial for further details:<\/span>\r\n\r\nHow to upload a website using FTP<\/span><\/a> (to download, drag from the remote site to the local site).<\/span>\r\n
2. Copy your Database Files<\/span><\/h3>\r\nIf your website uses a database, use phpMyAdmin to export your database files to your local computer.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFollow this tutorial: <\/span>How to export a MySQL database<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\nNote that some files may need to be edited for use with a new host e.g. WordPress sites will need the wp-config.php file edited to reflect the new server\u2019s access details.<\/span>\r\n
3. Create a Database on the New Server and Import the Database Files<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
Moving to xneelo:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n
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Moving away from xneelo:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n
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4. Upload the Web Files<\/span><\/h3>\r\nUse FTP to upload<\/a> the web files from the local drive to the new server. As the domain name should still be pointing to the current host, use the <\/span>IP address<\/a> of the server as the server name.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n
5. Check<\/span><\/h3>\r\nUse the temporary URL<\/a>\u00a0in the format https:\/\/domain.server\u00a0to view the website on the new server and ensure that all is in order. With the same website live on both the current and new server, no downtime will occur during the domain transfer. <\/span>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"