How to switch hosts without having any down time
Switching to a new host can be a very smooth process or it
can be very complicated. Following our steps will ensure
that your move is a painless one.
- The first step is to find the new host you want to
be with and join them. Make sure not to cancel with your
old hosting provider, and do not tell them you will be
canceling. For the time being you switching host needs
to be kept a secret from them, or they could terminate
your site early and cause downtime.
- At this point you should have hosting accounts with
two hosting providers the old and the new one. You will
now upload your entire site from the old host to the new
one. This can be done by connecting to their ftp and
downloading all your files. Then connecting to the new
hosts ftp and uploading all your files. If you choose to
make us your new host we will transfer your entire site
over free of charge!
- After you have all your files on both hosting
accounts you will change your domain names dns. Your new
host should have provided you with their domain name
servers (dns). If they haven't contact them to find out
what dns you should use for your domain name.
Dns usually looks like this:
ns1.thehostsnames.com
ns2.thehostsnames.com
Once you know what dns to use on your domain name you
will go to wherever you purchased the domain name from
to make the changes. If you purchased your domain name
from your host you usually will need to ask them to make
the dns changes for you. You will tell them this....
"Hello my domain with you is ____ my username is ___ and
my password _____ please change my domain names dns to
ns1.thednsyoureceived.com and ns2.thednsyoureceived.com
If you have any questions we would be more then happy to
help you, or even make the dns changes for you.
- Once your dns changes have been made you will need
to wait two days before your site will load off the new
host. During this two day period your dns is prorogating
world wide, and your site will be bouncing from the old
host to the new host every other minute randomly. Once
the two days is up your site will only be loading off
the new host.
- 48 hours should have passed now since you have
updated your dns. If it has you will now contact your
host you were moving from and cancel your account with
them.
If you completed all the above steps you have
successfully switched hosts, with no downtime at all! |
