info@remaccounting.com.au
  • (03) 8797 5399
  • Recent News – REM Accounting
    • Home
    • Our Difference
    • Services
      • Accounting & Tax
      • Self-Managed Superannuation Funds
      • Business Advisory
      • CFO Advisory
    • Resources
      • Recent News
      • Useful Links
    • Contact Us

    Migrating your website without downtime

    By admin • 20 August 2020 • Business
    Migrating your website without downtime

    Having a strong digital presence has now become a basic part of running a business. Business owners are investing time and resources into developing and upgrading their websites. An important thing to remember during this process of website migration is efficiency.

    When shifting from one website host to another, poor planning can lead to longer periods of downtime for your current website. Losing online customers can damage brand reputation and lower your website’s SEO rankings.
    Consider following these tips to help you migrate to a different host more efficiently, and minimize downtime.

    Careful cancellation
    If you cancel your current plan with your website host, it is likely that it will be immediate. This means there is potential for you to lose all the customer data and all the content on the website. Before moving your website host, ensure that you have carefully weighed your options and have selected the host that is right for you.

    Backup your files
    Your existing host provider should have a feature within their control panel that allows you to back up your data. To make the migration process easy, consider selecting a hosting provider that has the same web-based technology as your current hosting provider. This makes restoring your backed up data faster and easier.
    The data will download as a compressed set of files. It is important not to decompress any of the files to ensure that the new host is able to receive them in the compressed form for it to process.

    Transferring files
    The control panel for the new host should allow you to restore backup. In this setting, select the full-site backup files that you downloaded earlier. When all the information has been transferred, ensure that the database is working properly. Backup files cannot have any information related to usernames, passwords or other permissions, as this has to be manually entered into the new web hosting provider’s interface.

    Update your domain
    At this stage, a copy of all your site files have been added into your new host. However, your domain, or your website name, still points to your old host. To update this, switch your DNS nameservers that you may get from your new host. Detailed instructions on how to change it can be found on your new provider’s website.

    After these steps, it is important to test the website and have it running for a few days to ensure that all the features are working properly. Once confident, you can then cancel the old hosting plan. While this is more time consuming, it avoids the cost of losing a customer that clicks on your website when it is down, and minimises the risk of data loss and major site fixes.

    Tweet
    0
    Adapting workspaces to protect employees
    Save your website by avoiding black hat tactics

    About the Author

    admin

    You Might Also Like

    • Responding to difficult employees

      Responding to difficult employees

    • What you need to do before you buy an existing business

      What you need to do before you buy an existing business

    • The management styles you should stay away from

      The management styles you should stay away from

    • The sudden lockdown in Victoria might have cost the economy a lot of money

      The sudden lockdown in Victoria might have cost the economy a lot of money

    No Comments

      Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

      You must be logged in to post a comment.

      Recent Posts

      • Responding to difficult employees
      • Things that you should not include in a will
      • The pre-mixed investment options that are available to you
      • What salary packaging can involve
      • Spotting unauthorised and mistaken transactions

      Archives

      • March 2021
      • February 2021
      • January 2021
      • December 2020
      • November 2020
      • October 2020
      • September 2020
      • August 2020
      • July 2020
      • June 2020
      • May 2020
      • April 2020
      • March 2020
      • February 2020
      • January 2020
      • December 2019
      • November 2019
      • October 2019
      • September 2019
      • August 2019
      • July 2019
      • June 2019
      • May 2019
      • April 2019
      • March 2019
      • February 2019
      • January 2019
      • December 2018
      • November 2018

      Categories

      • Business
      • Legal
      • Money
      • People
      • Super
      • Tax
      • Web

      RECENT COMMENTS

        Subscribe & Follow

        Subscribe to our newsletter and keep up to date with the latest news from REM Accounting & Advisory

        REM accounting logo
        • Accounting & Tax
        • Self-Managed Superannuation Funds
        • Business Advisory
        • CFO Advisory

        Association LogoAssociation Logo
        Copyright © 2018 REM Accounting and Advisory | Privacy Policy

        Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation