{"id":3033,"date":"2011-10-04T11:07:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:32:36","slug":"move-cms-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/move-cms-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to move a CMS-based website to another xneelo domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to <b>move<\/b>\u00a0a\u00a0<a title=\"CMS\" href=\"\/helpcentre\/index.php\/articles\/content\/category\/our_network_and_servers\/what_content_managem_476\">CMS<\/a> based website from one hosting account\/server to another, you will need to go through the process of copying the web content files, database and updating the necessary configuration of the Content Management System.<\/p>\n<p>We offer all the necessary <b>tools<\/b> required to move a CMS based website from one domain to another. Below are the steps you will need to follow in order to make a <b>copy<\/b> of your website that can be uploaded onto the new account\/server:<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Exporting your CMS\u2019s database:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If Admin level: Select or search for a domain name in the<b> Hosting Services<\/b> tab<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Manage Services<\/b> on the left-hand menu<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Databases &gt;\u00a0Manage MySQL<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong> option at the top-right, this will open a separate pane<\/li>\n<li>Click on the database name to select it<\/li>\n<li>Select<b> Export<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Select<b> Go<\/b>\u00a0at the bottom to save the file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Step 2: Download the web content files of the CMS to your computer:<\/h2>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is recommended to <a title=\"compress\" href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/tar-and-zip-to-compress-files\/\">compress<\/a> your web content files to a single \u2018zip\u2019 or \u2018tar\u2019 file and only download a single file via FTP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Using Windows Explorer to download your files:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click on the <b>Windows Start<\/b> button<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Explore<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Enter the <a title=\"FTP\" href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/find-ftp-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTP<\/a> address in the address bar, i.e ftp:\/\/mydomain.co.za\/public_html\/<\/li>\n<li>Enter your FTP username and password when prompted and click on <b>Log on<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Once logged in, the current site content on the server will be displayed. You can then copy and paste all files in the \u2018<b>public_html<\/b>\u2019 directory to your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alternatively, you can use an <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/filezilla-ftp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTP application<\/a> to download your web content.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3: Creating the new MySQL Database on the new account\/server:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Admin level: Select or search for the new accounts domain name in the <b>Hosting Service<\/b> tab<\/li>\n<li>Select<b> Manage Services<\/b> on the left-hand menu<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Manage MySQL<\/b> under Databases<\/li>\n<li>To add a database, select [<b>ADD<\/b>] (top middle)<\/li>\n<li>The database access information is displayed. It is recommended that you keep the default information but you can change the access details to your liking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Step 4: Importing the CMS\u2019s database into the new account\/server:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\">Domain level<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If Admin level: Select or search for the new domain name in the <b>Hosting Service<\/b> tab<\/li>\n<li>Select<b> Manage Services<\/b> on the left-hand menu<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Databases<\/strong>, select <strong>Manage MySQL<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the database you created earlier, by clicking on the checkbox<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong> in the top right<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>phpMyAdmin will now open in a new window. Now <strong>to <\/strong><strong>upload<\/strong> the database via phpMyAdmin:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the <strong>Import<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n<li>Under the <strong>File to Import<\/strong> heading, select the button next to <strong>Browse your computer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Browse to the location of the database file which you downloaded and click to select the file<\/li>\n<li>Select<strong> Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Make sure the drop-down box under the <strong>Format<\/strong> heading is set to <strong>SQL<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Go<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step 5: Uploading the CMS web content files from your local computer to the new domain\/server:<\/h2>\n<h3>Using Windows Explorer:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ol>\n<li>Right click on the <b>Windows Start<\/b> button<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Explore<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Enter the <b>FTP address<\/b> in the address bar: ftp:\/\/mynewdomain.co.za\/public_html\/<\/li>\n<li>Enter your FTP username and password when prompted and select <b>Log on<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Once logged in you can copy and paste the previously downloaded files from your computer into the <b>public_html<\/b> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>As you have created a new database for your CMS and imported the database content, you will need to <a title=\"update\" href=\"\/helpcentre\/index.php\/articles\/content\/category\/mysql\/mysql-strings-ftp\">update<\/a> your CMS configuration file on the new domain\/server to match the database server and login details of the newly created database, setup in <b>Step 3<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ul>\n<li>Some Content Management systems require additional changes made in the database, such as the \u201cSite Name\u201d or \u201cupload_path\u201d in order to work correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Installation guides, FAQs and Forums are usually made available by the software providers of the CMS and are the best resources to use in order to change this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"plain":"In order to <b>move<\/b>\u00a0a\u00a0<a title=\"CMS\" href=\"\/helpcentre\/index.php\/articles\/content\/category\/our_network_and_servers\/what_content_managem_476\">CMS<\/a> based website from one hosting account\/server to another, you will need to go through the process of copying the web content files, database and updating the necessary configuration of the Content Management System.\r\n\r\nWe offer all the necessary <b>tools<\/b> required to move a CMS based website from one domain to another. Below are the steps you will need to follow in order to make a <b>copy<\/b> of your website that can be uploaded onto the new account\/server:\r\n<h2>Step 1: Exporting your CMS\u2019s database:<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>If Admin level: Select or search for a domain name in the<b> Hosting Services<\/b> tab<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <b>Manage Services<\/b> on the left-hand menu<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <strong>Databases &gt;\u00a0Manage MySQL<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select the <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong> option at the top-right, this will open a separate pane<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click on the database name to select it<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select<b> Export<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select<b> Go<\/b>\u00a0at the bottom to save the file<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Step 2: Download the web content files of the CMS to your computer:<\/h2>\r\n<b>Note:<\/b>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>It is recommended to <a title=\"compress\" href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/tar-and-zip-to-compress-files\/\">compress<\/a> your web content files to a single \u2018zip\u2019 or \u2018tar\u2019 file and only download a single file via FTP.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>Using Windows Explorer to download your files:<\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Right-click on the <b>Windows Start<\/b> button<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <b>Explore<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter the <a title=\"FTP\" href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/find-ftp-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTP<\/a> address in the address bar, i.e ftp:\/\/mydomain.co.za\/public_html\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter your FTP username and password when prompted and click on <b>Log on<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Once logged in, the current site content on the server will be displayed. You can then copy and paste all files in the \u2018<b>public_html<\/b>\u2019 directory to your computer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAlternatively, you can use an <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/filezilla-ftp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTP application<\/a> to download your web content.\r\n<h2>Step 3: Creating the new MySQL Database on the new account\/server:<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Admin level: Select or search for the new accounts domain name in the <b>Hosting Service<\/b> tab<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select<b> Manage Services<\/b> on the left-hand menu<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <b>Manage MySQL<\/b> under Databases<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To add a database, select [<b>ADD<\/b>] (top middle)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The database access information is displayed. It is recommended that you keep the default information but you can change the access details to your liking.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Step 4: Importing the CMS\u2019s database into the new account\/server:<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\">Domain level<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>If Admin level: Select or search for the new domain name in the <b>Hosting Service<\/b> tab<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select<b> Manage Services<\/b> on the left-hand menu<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Under <strong>Databases<\/strong>, select <strong>Manage MySQL<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select the database you created earlier, by clicking on the checkbox<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong> in the top right<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nphpMyAdmin will now open in a new window. Now <strong>to <\/strong><strong>upload<\/strong> the database via phpMyAdmin:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the <strong>Import<\/strong> tab<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Under the <strong>File to Import<\/strong> heading, select the button next to <strong>Browse your computer<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Browse to the location of the database file which you downloaded and click to select the file<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select<strong> Open<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Make sure the drop-down box under the <strong>Format<\/strong> heading is set to <strong>SQL<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select the <strong>Go<\/strong> button<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Step 5: Uploading the CMS web content files from your local computer to the new domain\/server:<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Using Windows Explorer:<\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Right click on the <b>Windows Start<\/b> button<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <b>Explore<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter the <b>FTP address<\/b> in the address bar: ftp:\/\/mynewdomain.co.za\/public_html\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter your FTP username and password when prompted and select <b>Log on<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Once logged in you can copy and paste the previously downloaded files from your computer into the <b>public_html<\/b> folder.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAs you have created a new database for your CMS and imported the database content, you will need to <a title=\"update\" href=\"\/helpcentre\/index.php\/articles\/content\/category\/mysql\/mysql-strings-ftp\">update<\/a> your CMS configuration file on the new domain\/server to match the database server and login details of the newly created database, setup in <b>Step 3<\/b>.\r\n\r\n<b>Note: <\/b>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Some Content Management systems require additional changes made in the database, such as the \u201cSite Name\u201d or \u201cupload_path\u201d in order to work correctly.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Installation guides, FAQs and Forums are usually made available by the software providers of the CMS and are the best resources to use in order to change this.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to move a CMS based website from one hosting account\/server to another, you&#8217;ll need to copy the web content files. 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