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How to move a site to Hosting.Energy?

2013-05-04

Moving a site has three parts: files, the database and the domain. Below is the order of steps: the domain is switched at the very end, after the site has been checked on the new hosting.

  1. Create a site in the panel: "WWW" -> "WWW domains" -> "Create site".
  2. Upload the site files to the www/<domain> directory via FTP/SFTP or "File manager" (you can upload an archive and unpack it with the "Extract" button).
  3. Export the database on the old hosting.
  4. Create a database on our hosting ("Databases" -> "Create DB"). For convenience, use the same database name, user and password as on the old hosting.
  5. Import the dump: "Databases" -> select the database -> "Import".
  6. Check the database connection settings in the site config. The MySQL host is localhost.
  7. Check the site before switching the domain, using the hosts file (see "DNS has not updated yet. How to access the site?").
  8. Move the domain to our NS (see "How to connect a domain to hosting (our NS)").
  9. Issue an SSL certificate.

How to move a site to Hosting.Energy?

How to move a site to Hosting.Energy?

After the move, you can connect WordPress to "CMS Toolkit" with the "Adopt existing" button.

If you have problems with the move, contact technical support.