SHIFTING BETWEEN WEB HOSTING SERVICES:
There is always a possibility that we might not be happy with the services provided by current hosting provider and we might wish to transfer our website to a new web hosting service. It might be because there is no enough bandwidth or storage space provided or because the customer service is not good and we might need to shift towards a new hosting service provider.
Transferring the website to new hosting service provider might look like a perfect solution, but many people do not opt for out because of the complexity involved in transferring the website contents from one hosting service to another. But actually it is not as complex as people think and in case of dissatisfaction with the hosting service, people must shift from one service provider to another.
The first thing, we must do is that we should immediately close the account with the existing company. This is because, even while shifting to another service provider, the website should be always up and running. After creating a new account in another hosting provide, it is important that the new hosting company, offers better features compared to the current service provider. We must go through detailed reviews about new company in internet and should not blindly go for a change since we are not satisfied with the current company. This can help in enhancing our website.
After making the new web hosting service, we need to fix the package which we wish to buy. Then download the web contents from our old content and then upload them to the new account. This is a simple task which can be done by connecting the FTP of old hosting service provider with the new provider. We should not cancel the existing account until all the files are successfully transferred to new account and the website is working perfectly.
We should check whether all the contents have been uploaded correctly and the web links are entirely operations. The domain name servers have to be altered after we get satisfactory results from the website. The domain name is name registered with the web host and these are offered by the domain registrars and they could be contacted if we want to replace the old name servers with the current one.
The new domain name will be active after 24-48 hours once the change is done and until that the old hosting service provider will be responsible for hosting the website. This is the reason why we should never cancel the old hosting service when we transfer our website to a new hosting provider.