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| What You Should Know If You Want To Change Your Web Hosting Provider |
| Written by Ricardo d Argence |
| Thursday, 03 December 2009 09:07 |
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If your website becomes popular and your current host does not meet your needs for more bandwidth, storage, etc., switching from one host to another may be necessary. This is especially true if your website is hosted on a free hosting company.
If your website becomes popular and your current host does not meet your needs for more bandwidth, storage, etc., switching from one host to another may be necessary. This is especially true if your website is hosted on a free hosting company. If a move become necessary, be sure to plan it carefully. The first step is to decide on a new hosting company, of course. Once you have found a host that can meet all your needs, you need to move your site on to the new server. Before making any moves, be sure to back up your website from the old host. If your website isn't well structured and has been growing haphazardly, this is a good time to consider redesigning things. That could simply mean a new page design or it could mean redesigning your database and content storage. You should use a redirect page on your old website for the first 48 hours after moving to a new web host. This will automatically forward your site's visitors to the new location and ensure that people will see the new website even if its IP address has not yet propagated. It takes about 48 hours for a new website to get listed on most domain servers across the internet, so after that you should be fine. A few more suggestions for an easy transition include: 1. Find out if your new host is using Unix or Windows, and make sure it will be compatible with everything that you will be moving over from your old web host. 2. Find out how much storage space you will need for all your files and the content that is currently on your website. Make sure that you have enough storage space on your host to allow your site room to grow. 3. Find out which services your new host offers, and make sure that all the features you have been using on your current host are available. Some examples include autoresponders and email forwarding. 4. If your current website uses Microsoft Frontpage, you want to be certain that your new host supports Frontpage extensions. 5. Check your new web host's policy about extra bandwidth. You may need to know this if your website continues to get busier. 6. If your new host's server is a shared server, make sure that no adult sites are hosted on the same server. Adult sites can get very busy and slow down all the other websites that are hosted on the same server. 7. Check the review sites and forums for customer feedback about your new host before signing up. These are good indicators of the level of service you can expect. Test your website to ensure that it's working properly after you upload all your data to the new host. You should be able to preview your website on the new server before you completely switch your domain name over to the new site address. About the Author: As the founder and actual CEO, Ricardo d'Argence has been in the field for almost twenty years. Alojate.com is now one of the biggest web hosting providers in Mexico, offering a range of solutions for all business needs. Dedicated servers, SEO, factura electronica, web hosting & domain registration. |