How to transfer your website without having downtime?

So you are planning to Move your Website to New Hosting Provider. You would like to do the Transfer Work without any downtime to your website. How can this be Possible?

Here is an easy way to take Full Back up to your New Host Account, even before your Domain name server is resolved to New Name Server.

Assuming that you have already purchased a New Host Account…

Old Host:

1. Go to Control Panel

2. Click on Backup

3. Click on "Generate Full Backup"

4. Choose "Remote FTP Transfer" (Drop Down List)

5. Remote FTP Server: Type the IP address of your New Host Here

6. Remote FTP Server User: Type the username of New Host Account

7. Remote FTP Password: Type the Password of New Host Account.

8. Click ok

After few Minute... (Depending upon the File Size)

New Host

1. Go to Control Panel

2. Click on File Manager

3. On Home Directory, you will see the back up file, if not wait for some time and check again.

4. Do not click on that backup file or try to extract it. It should be restored by your System Administrator.

5. Submit a support ticket requesting a Cpanel restore. Give all detail. It is good to mention the backup file name and file size.

6. Once you hear from that cPanel backup was successfully restored, you can change the Name server, so that without any interruption your site will be up and running.

This method also reduces the Hassel of downloading files and uploading files by you. Through this method, all your Database Files, Web Statistics Report and E-mails will be restored to your New Host Account Automatically.

Tips: It is good if you create the New Host Account Username same as the old Host Account Username. Password can be different.