9 Steps to Successfully Switching to a New Web Hosting Company
9 Steps to Successfully Switching to a New Web Hosting Company
Switching to a new web hosting company can be a difficult task,
but we have provided you a list of things to do that can make
your transition much smoother.
1. Before you sign up for your new web hosting services, make
sure that your new plan offers all of the same features that
your web site is currently using. Do you have enough disk space?
Does your new plan offer enough bandwidth? Is it using the same
operating system (Windows or Unix)? Also make sure that your new
plan supports any programming languages that you are currently
using.
2. Once you have researched the company and verified that the
new web hosting company will support your website, go ahead and
sign up for your new web hosting plan.
3. Set up your existing e-mail accounts on your new server. Make
note of the new POP3 and SMTP that you will soon need to start
using.
4. Upload your website files to your new server. Since your
domain name currently points to your old hosting account, you
will have to use your new IP address to do this.
5. Test to make sure that your site looks good and functions
properly on your new server. Most web hosting companies can
provide a link to preview your site before the domain name has
been transferred over.
6. Once you are satisfied that your site looks and functions OK,
you can go to your registrar and change the DNS settings to
point the domain to the new web host