Preperations needed for changing your host?

[Smash]

So I have created a few little site, one a vBulletin forum, one links directory, a Wordpress blog and a smaller 'million pixels' type thing.

Up to now I've been using shared Linux hosting from Godaddy, but they dont allow you to view Logs and run proxies (for my own personal use - SSH ).

Never having wanted to change my host before, I'm fully noob at this, but today I FTP downloaded my sites maintaining their current structure and have it all sat on the hard drive.

Just wondering what the process will be for transfering all this to the new hosts, the domains are registered with GoDaddy also.

Any kind help is appreciated!

Swerve

[Nomar]

You also need to backup all your databases ofcourse ! or you will loose all info in your forums / blogs / link directories !!

You can always try to put your sites up on your new host and check if they are working right !! After that you simply change nameservers from your domains and your sites should not have a second downtime !! This is the best way!

What kind of new hosting do you want? You got a dedicated host / reseller ??

[Smash]

Hi Nomar!

This sounds like a great idea, I did backup the forum (via the AdminCP) before the downloading, will have to check on the blog and directory for confirmation.

I'm sticking with shared Linux hosting, the sites use little bandwidth/CPU, they are mostly just for fun and playing round with. Was thinking about Dreamhosts as they have a ll the features I need (and CPanel) , Godaddy's control panel is kinda poor.

[Nomar]

Ah okey, The good thing is that you can try it out first and check if everything is working as you want!

The visitor won't notice (in small site cases)

What forum do you have? I am interested to check it out

[Luke Beale]

There are a lot of good hosts... Dreamhost is a massive overseller and they don't give you anything they promise.

I can offer you a good deal with some hosting if your looking for a good host

If not... its a good idea to change your name servers whilst uploading as time your files have been uploaded and work... your name servers would have changed to the new host.

[surfville]

i was about to go with the same problem this week i am changing my hosting to some who offers video streaming, i think this one is a hassle.

[Doskono]

Yes this is quite a delicate process.

0. You may need to change the directory in your configuration panel like localhost/forums... if you change your next site to be only localhost( not necessary if you don't change the directory.
1. Download all of your files,
2. Change the config.php(mostly known as) and change your database info (localhost should stay the same)
3. set up database for the site with the name responding to the config files.
4. download/backup all your mysql database.
5. upload all your databases to your mysql(or other db structures)

(you may want to do 4-5 one database at a time)
6. upload all your files to your new host.

7. Done...

[Di]

Originally Posted by Luke Beale

There are a lot of good hosts... Dream host is a massive over seller and they don't give you anything they promise.

I can offer you a good deal with some hosting if your looking for a good host

That could not have been better stated, GD, DH, HG all are evil to me. I have yet to see a good word come from any of their clients.

(go daddy, dream host, host gator)

O and on the host note, same. I made my profile say I wear many hats for a reason, didn't I?

[surfville]

whew! i it a very hard task.. so i would just buy a new domain and new hosting then. I think i might just use my host to some of the niche i could do.