There
are so many reasons why companies or individuals change their
existing web hosting
company. The reason is quite obvious as not enough bandwidth or space
or it might be due to its customer service. Changing a new web
hosting company may sound easy but it is not that complex too. There
are some things; you need to keep in mind while changing the web
hosting company.
1.
continue your hosting account with your existing host open
It
is suggested that keep your existing web hosting account active until
the transition steps completed. This will check that your website and
domain email accounts will be working during the transition.
2.
Choose a suitable web hosting provider by these terms:
•
Bandwidth
and disk space necessities
•
Type
of OS: It depends on the technologies your website needs. Say, if
your site needs MSSQL, ASP or other Microsoft specific technologies,
then you will need to search a Windows-platform web hosting plan.
3.
Make a backup of your existing website
Create
a backup of your existing site by downloading all the old account
files. Files should be downloaded into the same structure which you
can upload later. However, some hosting providers do not provide FTP
access. To avoid this problem, ensure your web hosting provider gives
FTP access.
4.
Setup new Email addresses
Make
sure that the emails are received correctly; it is required to keep
the same email addresses with email aliases and forwarders.
5.
DNS changes and propagation
Once
you have uploaded your files to a new server and re-created your
email accounts, go ahead and make the required DNS (domain name
server) changes. The new DNS will live between one or two days. This
is the reason why canceling the old service must be the last thing to
do.
6.
Cancel your old account
Once
the new account starts working and your new web
hosting provider are up, you can
cancel your old account.
This
blog is about how one can change web hosting service providers. With
the help of these mentioned steps, you can easily do it without any
difficulty.
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