Due to various inefficiencies of your old web hosting provider like poor technical support, down web server, inability of old provider to meet with your requirements, expensive web hosting service, you decided to go for a new web hosting provider. Because of all above mentioned and many more not in the list you would opt for new web hosting service. So the next step is to transfer your web site from current web host to DataViking.com your new web host.
Steps to take:
- Register at DataViking.com
- Make a full backup or request help from DataViking at no charge to you.
- Files are transfer and or uploaded to your new account at DataViking.com
- If any configure scripts, databases and permissions.
- Test new website via temporary url
- Change your domain name, name servers to
ns1.dataviking.com
ns2.dataviking.com
DNS record to change and propagate through all the WHOIS servers takes typically 24 to 72 hours. Whois tools such as whois.com can be use on Internet to monitor the status of DNS transfer. New DNS will be displayed once the transfer is complete. Even minor modifications are possible like the user can upload his own file or picture to the new web-hosting server. When the user checks his homepage through the normal domain name he can notice the new home page, which makes sure that transfer of DNS is successful. Final Testing Now, your website on the new web hosting provider is officially transferred and online. You should repeat all the tests to ensure it is fully functional. Thereafter you can go ahead to terminate your old web hosting account after the final confirmation is received.
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