How to Move Your Website to New Hosting

Quick answer: Back up everything, copy the site to the new host, test it, recreate email accounts, then switch your DNS. Keep the old hosting live for a few days.

The steps

1. Back up files, databases and email.
2. Copy the website to the new hosting.
3. Test it before the domain points there.
4. Recreate email accounts and move old messages.
5. Switch DNS to the new host.
6. Keep the old hosting for a few days while DNS updates.

Common mistakes

• Forgetting email accounts
• Cancelling the old hosting too early
• Not checking forms after the move

We handle migrations as part of domains and hosting.