[LUNI] moving a website?

[Branko Kotur]

Depending on the end user control panel that your current hosting company 
provides you with, you might be able to create a backup file of all of your 
files for easy download.  Then, it's a simple matter to re-upload that backup 
file to the new hosting company and have the control panel restore the 
backup.  This is assuming both hosting companies use the same control panel.  
I'm familiar with CPanel and know that this can be done.  I'm not familiar 
with any of the other control panels, so your milage may vary.  

If the 2 hosting companies use different control panels, then your best option 
would be to download the backup, uncompress it on your local computer and 
then upload it via FTP/SCP/SFTP/etc.  Assuming you have SSH access to both 
servers, the best (and fastest) option is to create a tar.gz file and 
transfer it directly to the new server.  

One other option depends on your relationship with the old hosting company.  
You could ask them for a backup copy of your files in your favorite 
compressed format, download it and procede from there.  

On Friday 30 May 2008 12:06:02 pm Richard Reina wrote:
> We are changing webhosting companies.  So I have to copy or recreate our
> website onto our new hosting company's server.   Is there an easier way
> than copying all the files to my computer than uploading them to the new
> server?  It's and endless maze of directories.
>
>
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