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The below process should be followed when migrating your website to Direct Admin. This process can also be used to migrate manually from cPanel/DirectAdmin to our DirectAdmin panel.
STEP 1
Sign-up for your new hosting profile;
– Once you have decided on a hosting plan, click on SIGN UP
– You will be redirected to the shopping cart, continue by selecting the option “I will use my existing domain and update my nameservers”
– Follow the steps and proceed to checkout
STEP 2
Download your current website files and database(s) using FileZilla and phpMyAdmin respectively.
– Create an FTP account in cPanel (if you haven’t already).
– Setup this account in FileZilla using the server IP as the hostname, together with the username and password
– Once connected to the file manager, navigate to the PUBLIC_HTML folder and select all the files in that directory
– Copy the files across to your local drive
The same applies to the database
– Access phpMyAdmin via cPanel
– Expand the database and then select EXPORT
– The database will be stored on your local drive under DOWNLOADS
Emails can be copied to the new hosting space by following this tutorial: /kb-article/transfer-imap-email
You can also make use of the DirectAdmin Email migration tool.
STEP 3
Transfer website and database files to your new hosting space. Once you have accessed your new Direct Admin hosting account;
– Create a new FTP account
– Replace the existing account settings for your domain in FileZilla with the newly created FTP accounts settings
– Open the directory on your local drive where you downloaded the site files previously
– Select all the files and copy them to the PUBLIC_HTML folder on the Direct Admin file manager
You should now also restore the database, previously downloaded
– Create a new MySQL database in Direct Admin
– Copy and paste the username and password in a notepad as you will need this shortly
– Navigate to phpMyAdmin. Select the database and then click on IMPORT
– Select the old database and from your local machine and click GO
– The old database will now be restored / published / uploaded into the new blank database
– You are now required to update the WP-CONFIG.PHP file with the details of the new database, database user and password
Confirm that all e-Mails are reflecting in your inbox
STEP 4
Point your domain to to your new provider (in this case it will be our servers) by either updating the NS (Name servers) or DNS records
– Request that your IT technician update the DNS of your domain and change the A / WWW records to that of your specific panel
– Please note that should you wish for the Emails to also relay through our servers, the NAME SERVERS should be changed
– All DNS records will then be managed on your panel with us
– Alternatively, the MX RECORDS may be updated, should you wish to keep the name servers as is with your current provider or even select a remote mail service like Office 365, Google or ZOHO mail.
STEP 5
Initiate domain transfer via the billing / client area
– A ticket request for the domain transfer, will be sent to the correct authority, after – if applicable – the website/database and e-Mails have been setup.
– The registrant (owner) of the domain will receive the transfer request which they should accept if they would like to continue with the transfer.
– Domains will then transfer to our hosting environment, co.za’s typically take about 24 hours but .com type domains up to 7 days.
STEP 6
Please confirm e-Mail account settings and webmail URL by navigating to our mail settings tool.
– Enter your e-Mail address or domain name in the blank address bar and hit “GO“.
– Once rendered you will be provided with your e-Mail account settings and webmail URL (which you will require when accessing your mailbox online).
Kindly familiarize yourself with the following:
- Domain(s) should only be transferred once the Email accounts have been set up, database(s) restored and website files uploaded.
- Please ensure your domain is UNLOCKED and status set to OK.
- Kindly ensure that the REGISTRANT e-Mail is updated in order to receive the transfer request.
- .com/.net/.org domains usually take up to 7 days to transfer, while additional validation is required.
- Please obtain the relevant AUTH CODE (EPP code) from your existing host, should it be required to transfer your domain.
- Please visit our Knowledge Base for any web-hosting and Email support related assistance
- Alternatively you can contact support and we will give you a nudge in the right direction should your query relate to any 3rd party application(s) causing an issue on your computer and/or mobile device.
- During a domain’s grace period, i.e. first 60 days after registration, it cannot be transferred away, although you can update the name servers to reflect the new hosting environment.
- After successful registration, renewal or transfer of Global domain extensions (TLD’s), e.g .com, .net, .org, etc. the domain owner (registrant) will receive an Email to verify ownership of the domain, while confirming the Email address linked to the domain is correct.
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