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CPanel Tutorial PRO - Part 1 (Transferring A Site)

By David Maguire


CPanel is the hottest web hosting control panel on the web, utilised by the great majority of web site hosts, including BlueHost. Known for its stability and portability, we wouldn't counsel any other control panel system on a Linux platform. In this tutorial series, we inspect the simplest way to create your first website on cpanel, starting with a transfer from another hosting provider.

If you've an existing site that's already run on CPanel and wish to transfer it to a new host (for example, if you are transferring your account to BlueHost) there's good news. Unlike lots of other control systems which lock you into one supplier, CPanel is not proprietary, which implies you can move to another server without fear of radically messing up your site. Each host with CPanel installed uses the same file types and file formats, so in most situations sites move unreservedly.

To begin the process, first define your present PHP and MySQL versions from your old host. This is usually shown on your control panel screen in the left column. Ask your new host if their system is compatible. Virtually everyone uses MySQL version 5, so you're most probably all set there but PHP versions can change. Your new host can generally adjust settings for you so your scripts will work. And if you do not use PHP or MySQL in your coding, you can skip that step wholly.

Now, login to your old control panel on your old host and look for the icon called BACKUP. This icon will permit you to download a FULL CPANEL BACKUP file which includes each part of your website including settings, e-mail boxes and configurations. The full backup is a handy bundle of everything in one compressed and easily revived file. If the host keeps daily backups, a button for "daily" will be present. Click that to download. Otherwise click on "generate" to generate a fresh backup file. You presently have a copy of your whole site on your PC! Simple.

Ok. Now that you have your full backup file, upload it to your new hosting account at your new CPanel hosting supplier. As an example, if you use BlueHost that can be done by logging into your new control panel and clicking on the FILE MANAGER icon. Just remember to write down what directory you put the file in. When done contact hosting support and tell them you've a CPanel backup file that needs restoration. It literally only takes support one click to restore a CPanel backup. After that's done your whole site, including email boxes, will be on your new server and good to go.

The final step is letting the web know that your website is located on a new web server. To do this, login to whatever domain registry you registered your domain name at, and change your domain's "nameservers" to switch which name server your domain points towards. Your new web host will give you the new nameservers to enter and there are sometimes two of them. After altering this at your domain registry, permit the web a good 12-24 hours to repoint.

It actually is that straightforward to transfer with CPanel. That covered the movement of an existing site.




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