Transferring hosting accounts between control panels

[host1plus]

I just want to provide what it takes to change hosting company or moving from one to another.
Here is 10 steps how you can do it.
Please correct me if I forgot something or I am totally wrong (wing-wong)

1. Identify a web hosting company that provides the features and services most suitable for you.
2. Order an appropriate hosting package from the supplier.
3. Use the Control Panel facilities to manage your email boxes and such like.
4. Begin the transfer of your domain or change the domain records and change email settings if required (your new web hosting supplier should

provide guidance and support to make this as simple as possible).
5. Copy all your files from your previous web hosting service.
6. Upload the files to your new hosted web space.
7. Transfer any databases required for your website.
8. Check that all files have been copied and uploaded successfully.
9. Test functionality and content related to any databases.
10. If you have not done so already, cancel your previous hosting service.

By the way I think that the most biggest problem is to know how to get moving from one to another hosting that’s why people always thinks that

they will stick to one hosting company and forget all major problems with that company (downtimes, long servers maintenance and etc.)…

I am trying to analyze cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk and will provide all (as much as I can) information regarding how to transfer your website.
I would be glad if you would share some information with me on this forum. Really would be awesome…

Anyway I think it would be great idea to have all information together collected.

 

[tech4]

Great post. My hosting company 3ix.org or its related "rose-host" (I have 2 accounts paid).

Anyway, I have a fullsitebackup which I can't restore, have to have them restore.
They deleted my forum without checking with me, site has been on and off for the past 2 days. Lost a lot of traffic, due to downtime. And my site lost its placement on search engines, mainly google and yahoo for the very keywords I was working hard at for months.

Support has been terrible and they offer very little instructions on what's what.

I had to get 5 tickets, 5 live chats and a bunch of emails to get things done.
Looking for a reliable host like Yahoo (I think Yahoo is reliable, but they do not support the dot asia extension).

 

[SiberForum]

That should be in the Faq and will make life of the support team easier

 

[iHubNet-Matt]

By the way I think that the most biggest problem is to know how to get moving from one to another hosting that’s why people always thinks that they will stick to one hosting company and forget all major problems with that company (downtimes, long servers maintenance and etc.)…

It seems most of the hosting companies provide free migration services. And IMHO I don't think people will stick to a company which gives poor service for a long time.

 

[~ServerPoint~]

If someone askl potential company for help with moving I believe that will be done with pleasure

 

[MH-Andy]

We did provide a transfer script but people started to misuse it so if people want there cPanel Files/SQL Databases/E-mails imported into there new hosting account with us they simply leave it in the order notes or open a ticket, this way its no hassle for the client and with experienced people who know what they are doing it wont go wrong.