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"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’s nameservers. You should be provided this
information after signing up for your account.
7. You will see your site on the new server 24-48
hours after you modify the DNS settings. Your e-mail
will also start going to your new account at this
time.
8. Modify your e-mail client with your new POP3 and
SMTP e-mail settings.
9. Verify that your new website is working OK. Make
sure that all of the files were loaded properly and
that all scripts are running fine.
You have now successfully switched to a new cheap
web hosting company!
About the Author
Mary Hedden is the owner of cheap-web-hosting-central.com
- Cheap Web Hosting Central is dedicated to helping
you find the best web hosting services for less! Permission
is granted to reprint this article as long as no changes
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