How to Migrate Your Website to a New Host Without Downtime

How to Migrate Your Website to a New Host Without Downtime

Planning Your Migration

Website migration can be stressful, but with proper planning, you can move to a new hosting provider with zero downtime. This guide covers the complete migration process for WordPress and static websites.

Migration Steps

  • Back up your entire website (files + database)
  • Set up your new hosting account
  • Transfer files via FTP or migration plugin
  • Import database to the new server
  • Update DNS records (keep TTL low beforehand)
  • Test everything before switching DNS
  • Monitor for 48 hours after migration
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