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So I Moved My Website Hosting Pt 1

The new hosting package offers unlimited storage and bandwidth among others. It has to be paid 12 months in advance to get the discount but it comes with a pro-rated money back guarantee if I decide to unsubscribe at anytime.

Cost wise, it's very similar to the old one just that this is paid yearly versus monthly charges previously.

One thing I didn't like was that I could not choose my own userid. It is created automatically based on the first domain I assigned to the account. I actually wanted to keep the same userid as per my previous hosting to avoid any possible conflicts with URL paths when new sites are up. We never know what could happen.

I contacted their online chat helpdesk and was disappointed to be told that it's not possible to do the change. :(

Ready? Roll-up Your Sleeves

Ouch! Now the mega challenge is to transfer about 30+ sites big and small over to BH. Most are built using Wordpress & Drupal CMS platforms plus a few software scripts here and there. These include software codes, databases and email accounts. I've never done something at this scale before but I believe I'll figure things out as I go along. Just take a small bite each time and don't rush.

Well, to be on the safe side, I'll be keeping both account active for a while and plan to close the old hosting account when the new one works without problem by a month or so.

This is a simple plan to help me manage the little project:

  1. Backup all files and databases at old hosting.
  2. Use one Wordpress site first as a trial and upload to new hosting. This includes uploading the codes, setup database and changing DNS to point to the new hosting server. Solve problems if any.
  3. Pick a Drupal site with its codes and database uploaded and see if it works smoothly. Solve any problems that may crop up.
  4. Prepare to move the rest of the sites one at a time. Solve problems, if any.
  5. Rejoice when done! Continue with normal daily routine.

I guess the whole thing shall take less than a week in total and I pray there will be minimal site downtimes for going through this. DNS propagation will inevitably cause some website outages.

Come back here to see how I progress along but before then just wish me good luck!