How to change my hosting provider

Hi
I m with godaddy hosting (shit service for my socialengine script) I need to change my hosting. how can i do that without loosing any thing?

 

First of all, let me congratulate you on your smart move. GoDaddy's hosting is terrible. What I did was sign up with HostGator and then downloaded my whole site via FTP from GoDaddy. I then uploaded it (you guessed it, through FTP) to HostGator. Everything worked.

 

Hey Bud,

Don't make the same mistake again and choose a host right away. Look around. Search for testimonials and reviews and ask on the forum. I am sorry that you had bad experience with godaddy. Hope you find a good provider soon.

- Prilep

 

After paying for a hosting account with your preferred hosting company, normally they will give you a dns ip address. just add these Ip's to your account where you bought the website.

 

I was in dreamhost - changed to Hostgator one year ago - now my site is faster and website load tests show its 2 times faster now - Hostgator rocks!!!

 

I would suggest you shop around and check out the various hosting companies and see which will offer you a suitable package for your site. Dont just sign up to the first one you find and definatly do not go to Hostgator - you will be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

A good hosting company will help you move your site if you need it.

 

Well, Or Even you can Pay some one to do it for you since Social Engine is something Massive!!

But am not sure if Godaddy supported Social Network or rather did most of the other hosting Companies!

To Which are your Planning to Migrate?

~Exp~

 

6 Easy Steps to Making a Web Hosting Switch

1. Back up all of your files from your existing Web hosting server to your hard drive.
2. Create a hosting account at your new hosting service.
3. Transfer all your web site’s files to the new server. Set up email accounts at this time, too.
4. You may need to go to the service you registered your Domain name with at this point and point the name servers to your new service. (Registrars are typically Network Solutions , GoDaddy and others) Some hosting services will do this part for you. Your new site should resolve in 15 minutes to 48 hours. By doing things in this order, you will not have any down time. One moment the DNS will be pointing to the old server and the next moment it will point to the new one.
5. Test out your site at its new home. Set up all the extra features and let it run for a few days.
6. Delete your files at the old hosting account and cancel your hosting with them. Be sure to go onto the remote site and delete your files off their server.

 

Social engine script is too much resources hogging.
GD server cannot handle this kind of script.

 

Required Information

Your FTP username and password for your web site.
Your Administrative Control panel username and password (not always applicable).
Note: If you do not have this information, you can contact your current hosting company and request it.

Step 1. Transferring files from your host to your local machine.

Using a basic FTP program or a web browser, download all your current files including graphics, html files, etc. making sure to keep the exact directory structure as it was on your current web server.

Step 2. Transferring a database from your hosting company.

On successful login to the administrative control panel, export all databases to your local machine, make a note of what type of database your information was stored in. This can be different depending on the type of database setup that is running on the hosting company; some companies provide multiple database solutions and others just one.

Note: Database examples - SQL | MySql | Access (amongst others)

Step 3. Your new hosting company.

Upload up all of your site files to your new host using temporary login information, most hosting companies can provide you this information prior to your domain name resolving to the new account. I would setup all your email accounts as well, keep in mind that they won’t have resolved yet but it’s one less step you'll have to worry about later.

Step 4. The Domain Transfer Begins (domain name record change)

Through whatever registrar you used to have your domain registered, request a name change. The only thing that really needs to be changed in your record is the name server information. If you do not have this information, just email your new hosting company support and ask what their Name Server information is.

Step 5. The waiting process begins!

You should get confirmation emails confirming the change to the domain. This begins the waiting process! It will usually take between 24 - 48 hours for all the Domain Name Servers around the world to get the updated information that your domain has a new location. Once this waiting period is complete, you can then contact your previous hosting company and cancel your hosting contract or service.

 

I believe you need to find good web hosting provider which can satisfy all your needs and then after that ask them. I believe they will agree to help you with pleasure