About migration?

PATRICIAF5 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-24-10, 06:00

Hi!
I am due to move to a new web host. The move will obviously cause some disruption on my site uptime. What should be the best scheme to capable me to reduce site downtime as a result of the transfer?

WebMaster · #2 (**permalink**) 12-24-10, 06:05

Hi!
In terms of data migration it also belong on your website data. If you have a single Website then it can done within 2 hrs, but for server set up may take some hours, depending the level of service of your web host's offers.

77wmaster · #3 (**permalink**) 12-24-10, 06:06

Hi!
Normally, sites have big quantity data may take a day to migrate from one server to other. However, it takes 24-48 hrs for DNS propagation. If you are migrating your full website to a new website only with a new web host, in such cases, a domain redirect should be utilize for your older website in order to reduce the downtime.

BoD - Chris · #4 (**permalink**) 12-25-10, 06:50

While migration, you should first transfer the data files, and databases on the new server, check all the settings on the new server once the migration completes, also check the websites through temporary url or if you have plesk then through plesk site preview.

Once you are confirmed that everything works well on the new server, then you can resync the data as soon as it completes you can update the name servers.

By this you can achieve minimum downtime , i.e downtime will only for DNS propagation which AFAIK , usually completed in couple of hours