Switching Website Providers
Most people see changing web hosting providers as a last resort situation, worried that it will be a headache. But if it is done properly, it will be a smooth transition and all that will be required of you is to find the alternative web host, and communicate your decision to your current host and your new host.Your new web host will do the rest for you.
In actual fact, your site will never be unavailable online. And the only thing that will change is your IP address. Your domain remains intact. And during the transition, if someone types in your domain name, they will be directed to your old internet address. To access your new address on the web, you will have to use your IP address until the transition is complete. Nothing more.
So, here is how it will work for you. You notify your new web host that you wish to make the transfer to their servers. They will ask you to make the confirm valid by means, probably, of a form submission. This new web host will make the required notifications.
Once that first step is taken care of, contact your old web host and inform them that you are transferring out. It is important you do this. You should keep your account active with them, to allow time for the transition. If this means paying for an additional month, which may or may not need, it's better to play it safe.
Even if you are raving mad at them, it is important they are officially informed of your transition because they will need to update their DNS servers. Failure to complete this step will create confusion throughout other DNS servers and when someone links to your site DNS servers may have a hard time locating your site.
While DNS servers are being informed of your new location on the web, your old site will continue to take in your visitors. Over the coming 48-96 hours, visitors will gradually and naturally be redirected to your new IP address on the web. This is completely automated. Your visitors won't even know it is happening. All in all, it should, infact, take up to a full week for 100% of your traffic to be directed to your new location.
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