Sometimes people are no longer satisfied with their current
webhost, but they fear to loose all their files and data. Nobody
wants to rebuild a website from the scratch, so let's see what
we can do about this. Planning the transfer iis they key!
Preparation for the transfer -
a small checklist
- your domain name (where is your domain registered? How can
you login and change nameservers?)
- your current and your new IP address
- login username and password for old and new control panel
or shell access via SSH
- login username and password for old and new FTP
- list of all email addresses including usernames and passwords
- list of databases, usernames and passwords
- list of installed software
- a FTP program you are familiar with
One thing you shouldn't forget is to make yourself familiar
how things work at your new host and to try everything out,
including but not limited to sending test emails and uploading
files.