Transfer of the domain on a hosting a task widespread. Originally the website can not have a hosting on the Internet and be tested on the local machine. There can be also such situation at which the current hosting ceased suit the owner of the website. Transition to a final test stage, increase in loading or volume of visitors – all this can become the cause of need of transfer of the domain on a new hosting.
It is required to you
- Access to the control panel of the current hosting, access to the administrator panel of a new hosting, reliable Internet access, computer or laptop.
Instruction
1. First of all (if the domain is transferred from the local server where earlier there was no Internet access), make sure that the target domain name is free for registration and register it.
2. The basic that needs to be made before any crucial operations with the domain – backup. It is necessary to copy all files of the website into local storage or in a new directory on the current server. Besides, surely it is worth creating the backup copy of the database if the website for the work uses tables of databases. Except files of the website it is also possible to copy files of settings of the current server or to transfer their contents not to make repeated setup of the target server.
3. The solution of formal questions will become the following step in the course of transfer of the domain. If the domain is already issued at one of loggers, then it will be required to issue the application in support desk. You will need to express the desire of transfer of the domain to the new logger in the application. The support desk of the target logger also should be notified on your desire to transfer the domain to delegation to them. Detailed instructions for actions of you will be the reply to your applications.
4. After the solution of formal questions, it will be necessary to specify DNS servers of the company hoster where files of the website with the domain name interesting you will be located in the control panel of your domains of the new logger. On a target hosting it is necessary to make unpacking of the backup copy. Tunings of a hosting will need to be performed similar to those that were on an initial (local) hosting.
5. Process of a re-registration of DNS servers can take of several o'clock, up to several days. In order that visitors of the domain safely passed to the new address, it is necessary to configure readdressing from an old hosting.