Pointers for Changing Web Hosting Company
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Sometimes, you may find that you are no longer happy with the web hosting services of the web hosting company you have been using for some time.There may be various reasons for this like insufficient storage space or bandwidth or bad customer service.In such situations, the best thing to do is to change web hosting companies.
Most people don’t actually change web hosting companies because of the difficulties associated with changing them.It is however better to change web hosts if you are not happy with them.The following points will help you easily change web hosts.
It is better to keep your account with your existing company open when you go looking for a new host.This ensures the continual running of your website until you find the right web hosting company.You then have to compare the features offered by different web hosting companies and choose the company offering a package with features that your old company did not offer.
Once the new company is chosen, you have to finalize the package and open a new account there.The next step lies in downloading all the files of the old web account, and then uploading them to the new account.
This is not a difficult thing to do; all you have to do is to first connect to the old provider’s FTP and then to the new provider’s FTP.The old account should not be cancelled, even at this stage.You can maintain your contacts by not changing your email address.
You have to then check the website to ensure that all its file’s have been properly updated, and then make sure that all the links are fully functional.If you find the results to be satisfactory, you can then change the domain name servers.
You are sent your domain name server when you register with the web host.It is because the new domain name requires a few days to set up that you should not cancel the old service till the new account is functional.
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