How To Transfer Your Website To Another Hosting Provider

[@Emit.Reviews]

UPDATE: All in 1 Migration plugin now doesn't have the basic plan (they increased the limit by default). But if you need an even BIGGER limit, you don't need the paid plan. Just navigate to your website files via FTP or (File Manager). Find the .htaccess file and add this line at the very bottom. php_value upload_max_filesize 2048M php_value post_max_size 2048M php_value memory_limit 512M php_value max_execution_time 300 php_value max_input_time 300 This will increase your limits, good luck with your website transfers!

[@prathetplan3831]

This help a lot thanks

[@Anthony-cz2fe]

Bought hostinger 4 year with your discount. Since this video is 4 years old, should we still use guidelines for transferring a website or do you have an updated video for that? Have you found out if the new AI website builder with SEO functionality works with search engines like Yandex, bing or google? Thanks kindly.

[@1MDigital2024]

my file does not uploading, it stays at 0%, what can i do?

[@dangohar1837]

Insane guide, in fact, literally the first guide I've ever seen that explains how to do that stuff PROPERLY. Thank you so much!!

[@Emit.Reviews]

Awesome man, happy I was able to help. Thanks for the comment :)

[@darbycrash2420]

it's really cool that you actually took the time to put the tutorial in the description and keep this updated via comments thanx

[@eugenedesouza7375]

Hey, Emit! I just wanted to drop by and say thank you for your tutorial and your review on the best web hosting options for 2021. I have successfully moved from one host to another host, thanks to the help in this video (I used the all-in-one plugin method!). Stay well and keep pumping out great content! As a new KZbinr, looking at the content you create makes me appreciate this content creation as an art form! Your editing is ON POINT!😎

[@BrandmagicLA]

It took me 20 tutorials to get to yours.. whew.. THANK YOU!! finally.. one that makes sense..

[@Emit.Reviews]

Thanks man, now you know where to look straight away! :D

[@OliverPilates]

Thanks so much for this, I spent an hour trying to follow someone else's tutorial and didn't get anywhere. Watched your video and did it in 10 mins. Cheers.

[@Emit.Reviews]

Happy you got it working man! Good luck with your projects

[@tejmandal6644]

Love your videos, love your attitude, love your instructions. Please don’t stop making more videos. You inspired (and taught) a complete newbie like me to create a website and it turned out fantastic. You deserve more views and I want to Thank you wholeheartedly. ❤️

[@JohnathanThwaites]

This is amazingly helpful, I know go daddy and bluehost are cheap hosting but heres now a resource that is bang on correct - Those large companies can't even create any close equivalent video.. just hours wasted on frustrating, useless support chats. I was begging them to at least guide me in the transfer process and a vid like this has saved the day. Super easy content to watch too, great pitch, bravo.

[@KIKONUTINO]

Wow! What a great tutorial! Thank you bro!

[@payaljaiswal3305]

So easy to understand by this tutorial have watched many but this was good video 👍

[@techpiton]

Great tutorial. It worked for me. However, guys please note in 2021 the maximum upload size is 250MBs by default.

[@AIEntrepreneurX]

I like how fast-paced your tutorials are.

[@Emit.Reviews]

Thanks man, I always trying not to waste the time of people who are watching :)

[@heyrudraksh]

The oerfect guide, where were you so many days, lifesaver. thank you.

[@BiblicalPursuit]

Cant get the Database to import keeps failing... :( Finally worked! after changing the Compatibility settings to "Traditional"

[@NazirAhmadMian]

A VERY BIG THANK YOU DEAR, You have saved my almost one year`s work. 😘👍👍👍👍👍

[@enduranceanosike1880]

Super Amazing! Among the best tutorials on hosting migration. Does this your no-bluff guide work on a website with subdomains?

[@rob4263]

Can you easily find out how big your website is, before choosing the type of switch you will use to migrate from one host to another? Thanks for your time and expertise

[@Emit.Reviews]

You can go to your control panel and download a backup

[@safwanhashim4448]

this is insanely underrated hyper awesome tutorial

[@tomb2599]

Great tutorial I was trying to migrate my website using a plugin but didn't work because the website was too big, I followed all the steps and worked, Thank you very much for your help :)

[@Emit.Reviews]

Glad it helped :)

[@IAmLRose]

Great tutorial, I definitely have to watch it again!!! I hope, I can use the automatic transfer cause the the manual 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@AlexNewton1]

Great, fast-paced video. Here are 4 open questions I have that hardly any migration tutorial talks about: 1) How about moving the email files (when the hosting package one initially bought was domain name + web hosting + email hosting), lets say all under the old domain name (just moving to a new host) 2) How about moving things like additional DNS records (CNAMEs, TXT records) that one installed over the years, e.g. to authenticate SMTP providers to send mails on behalf of your domain 3) How about other databases and files that reside out of the WP database/wordpress directory - e.g. ecommerce module that has a folder in the root of the domain, next to the wordpress files and that has also its own tables in the 4) How to deal with ecommerce transaction that still "hit" the website on the old host after you took a copy but before you moved to the new host. How long does it take for nameserver to update? - what to do with transactions that still got processed on the hold database during the DNS updating period? Any suggestions, pointers to and of these questionsß

[@genie_web1794]

Don't ever doubt on your skill you are the best. Kiss from central african cameroon

[@Emit.Reviews]

Thanks man :)

[@marziyabeba1974]

I am so so grateful for you video. You are super duper clear in every single step and you also highlighted many parts where a lot have missed out. Thank you thank you

[@Emit.Reviews]

Happy you liked it, I always try to be as beginner friendly as possible :)

[@s.hammad]

Just planning to transfer my domain to a new hosting provider and landed on your video. Very well explained. Will definitely try your method. Thanks mate :)

[@ToolDeals]

Thank you sir! The manual way worked PERFECTLY. I'd actually recommend the manual way as you won't have to worry about any plugins failing on you. Sounds way harder than it is!

[@kaylasharee]

This is the only video that helped me. Thank you!

[@achinikeamadi6956]

Awesome tutorial, arguably the best out there. Perfect for what I needed to do. Moving my site from laragon stagging to my new hosting company. Although I am facing a lil setback with some images not loading.Keep creating these valuable videos. Earned a subscriber!!

[@janlaurencik7171]

Thank you very much I think now I really know how move website manually Thanx

[@arshadnadeemkhan]

Brother your video is very helpful and correct

[@Awais_Khan_Tanoli]

Now I'm clear that we have 2 methods for migration. I was confused that some KZbinrs use plugins to migrate while others do it manually. We can do this manually whether the website's size is more than 500MB or not. Excellent tutorial but I have a suggestion please slow down a bit it may mess up things for those who don't know much about WordPress

[@Jebesniper]

Thanks a lot mate! appreciate :)

[@CountPlatypus]

Awesome video! Thanks for the clear explanation.

[@mehrabhossan3645]

You are Awesome ❤️ Thank You So Much For This Kind Of Tutorial.

[@Emit.Reviews]

No problem!

[@svgg07]

I have tried. its successful . Thanks

[@mrlima2953]

Great content. Very dinamic

[@TanakaJuan]

awesome and super clear men! thanks

[@catalin044]

I don't have anything to say , you already know your level 📈 • Keep it going 🚶🏼‍♂️

[@skyyward111]

This was a super helpful guide. Thank you so much!!

[@Emit.Reviews]

You're welcome 😄

[@Keith12001]

Brilliant. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@Emit.Reviews]

My pleasure!

[@eCivilTech]

awesome guide.. billions of thanks to you my friend. It helped me a lot to understand the process.

[@Emit.Reviews]

Billions of thanks accepted :P Happy I could help!

[@oud.malaysia]

Pro tip for big website. If you are using Hostinger, simply download the .wpress file first using the plugin, then request website migration from support.

[@abiwigglewagle]

Thanks! Helped a lot! Clear, concise great!

[@kobalproductionoffice4695]

Great video! Thanks! :)

[@Emit.Reviews]

No problem, happy you've found it helpful!

[@janlaurencik7171]

so as I said I have to put old name of the database and other other old credentials Am I right?

[@Emit.Reviews]

You don't need to change the name of the database, because if you followed the steps as I've done in the video the wp-config should already be created with the new names. But you do need to change the PREFIX to the old one from the new one. Let me explain why this happens. 1. You create a "blank" website it autocreates a database and config file. It links everything together. 2. You enter inside the database and delete all of the information there, then change it with the old info. (Since you're only changing the CONTENT of the database, not importing it from scratch you don't need to change the database name in config) 3. However, the database PREFIX won't match now and it's part of the content so the only thing you need to update is the config. If you follow the steps in the video exactly it should work no problems :) It's kinda hard to explain this via text.

[@madihajabbar2001]

Thank youuuuuuuuu.

[@Anonymous-en2jv]

Hey man, can i follow this guide to move from shared hosting to vps?

[@SomexDeArchvist]

Thank you for this invaluable tutorial. Came at the right time.

[@DreadPitt]

Really good video, very wel edited. Thanks!

[@Guy-i8s]

tnx a million - EXACLY what i looked for

[@Tmathh]

great video.

[@josh_dreey]

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

[@Emit.Reviews]

aw thanks man! Always nice to read such comments :D

[@fernandovasconcelosalegre8442]

Thank you so much for the video! Well done!

[@AmbientTonez-fr4pw]

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@susa3082]

Great tutorial ❤️

[@scottkilgour203]

Helped a lot, thanks very much!

[@Emit.Reviews]

Absolutely no problem, happy it helped you out.

[@mawais3044]

Great - 1st method is easy and workable. One thing to know which is very important i.e. do I need to transfer domain name first or website file? Because on new host provider it might be mandatory which comes first to them!!!! Please assist. Regards

[@Emit.Reviews]

There's absolutely no difference in what you transfer first. I usually transfer my website files then the domain to have a little bit less downtime on my website.

[@sandeepgoswami5892]

Good tutorial...BTW whats the hurry - are you going to miss your train or something? This tutorial is like sooooooo faaaassttt

[@Emit.Reviews]

I'm trying to save peoples time :D I personally hate slow reviews, so I try to make mine faster. Because I know people can rewind the video to watch certain parts a couple of time if it was unclear.

[@sandeepgoswami5892]

@@Emit.Reviews The tutorial was good for me ...not so to the people around me. Just an observation if you can slow the pace down by just 0.25 will be great. The video was informative and good. Just the speed of it. Have a Good one ahead

[@stephenkariuki5268]

thanks a lot

[@knowledgeisgrowth4674]

Thank u bro

[@VScreatives]

Perfect

[@stephben3208]

Good content!

[@limonpamela]

awesome!!!!!

[@anasabdullahco]

great video. Love your content.Keep it up

[@Emit.Reviews]

Appreciate it, thanks for the kind words

[@librakhan25]

Someone may face a download limit issue, If your download file is heavy simply go to the online file manager and download the backup file from there, it will work flawlessly

[@ericgarcia1912]

Thank you 😊 my friend

[@vanillalevertizen9925]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@Emit.Reviews]

No, thank YOU for watching! :P

[@BLKDMNDSproductions]

What is I have a main website with a subdomain? Does this work also?

[@ATechyGrim]

thanks for the guide need to know about my email data

[@Emit.Reviews]

The emails won't be transferred and you'll need to delete the old box and create a new one in your new host. Best thing you can do is archive the emails or "forward" them to another box to still have them available.

[@ATechyGrim]

@@Emit.Reviews by pointing my domain to hostinger i can,t be able to login my previous web hosting server

[@JLydecka]

Great guide but following the manual website migration section but my file upload limit is 500mb on hostgator... so sad

[@rankontop5041]

moving from them to interserver.. better than HG

[@AjayKumar-ge9gf]

Thanks .. it is very helpful. Can we uninstall/delete the plugin (all in one WP plugin) after migration

[@Emit.Reviews]

No problem, yeah you can delete it afterwards, there's no need for it anymore.

[@j.roblesBV]

My website is extremely slow at hostgator I want to transfer to Hostinger but do I need to migrate all my website or would it become faster by just transferring the old domain to hostinger? Please help I’m a bit confuse

[@Emit.Reviews]

You need to transfer the whole website. But before that make sure you're actually optimizing your website and content. Hostgator isn't a particularly fast hosting company but it can be optimized for an okay result. Don't spend more money before trying to solve your problem, do the research, see what helps. If at the end the speed still doesn't satisfy you then yes - switch providers or upgrade your plan. How to speed up your website video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/noCngaiDq92NsKs Good luck!

[@deromoona4352]

Hi my hosting paln is almost finished at name cheap and I don't want to renew the paln it is possible to choose another plan With same provider namecheap

[@henriquedossantos6519]

Hi community, I'm confused at 09:03, when Emit says, upload the zip file, does me mean the exported .wpress file ? Do I need to zip this?

[@henrybanksbrookyln2922]

Hello, I need help I received some webfiles on the disk but Everytime I encounter an error

[@Eaglesglassinc.]

is possible to create a website on editor x and run it true hostgator?

[@kaylajo7075]

Thank you so much! This was super informative! Does anyone know why whenever I zip a file the contents in a file it more than quadruples in size?

[@rankontop5041]

So a question, if you have sub domains, is it the same process? what about email set up and passwords? set up a new subdomain and recreate everything? then upload site files and connect to database?

[@MrDunker9]

Will all the plugins automatically be transferred too?

[@burhankarim8938]

Hi, emit thanks for your video. Can you confirm does All in 1WP really allows to import up to 2GB file size? Because it shows 2GB now instead of 65mb. Thanks

[@Emit.Reviews]

They keep changing the "limit" but it has nothing to do with the plugin. Its just a PHP file transfer setting (you can even change it yourself at any time). So it should work no problem

[@pritpalsingh2230]

I have migrated from dreamhost to bluehost while keeping domain same from dreamhost only using your steps. After i changed my DNS named servers in dreamhost i started getting SSL certificate warning and if i click proceed i am getting 404. I am getting same problem on wordpress admin as well kindly help it URGENT my site is down :(

[@cerxs]

Would this also be a good way to move a website you built on your server to your clients server and hosting?

[@angelsfan1514]

Can you do something like this if you’re self hosting?

[@Emit.Reviews]

Absolutely, the process is the same. Just instead of pulling the file from the server, you should already have them on your computer

[@mattyboi789]

Thanks Emit! I'm a little confused about something: When you log in to the newly installed WordPress, do you create a new login or use your old WordPress login? If it's the same login, can you use this to edit several different domains with the same WordPress login? Thanks

[@Emit.Reviews]

When you create a new instance you'll need to create login information (it can be the same as your old site, but you still need to create it) The way these WordPress logins are handled is "per instance". So, 2 multiple sites can have the exact same login info. Every website has its own WordPress instance installed, so while the login information can be the same. You'll see info in regards to that specific site when you log in. Hope this clears it up a bit.

[@mattyboi789]

@@Emit.Reviews Yes, I think I'm there! I will use the same email and password for all Wordpress I use on different sites, and it won't conflict in any way :) Thanks Emit

[@bidhubhushanroy3336]

How to migrate a django website with database and others contents from one server to another?

[@cmonster67]

How long does it take to realize that you haven't migrated your email accounts? What do you do if you realize it after the original hosting service closes your account? It didn't happen to me but very few migration tutorials ever mention email.

[@akashsingh-ri9li]

i need a help how to increase upload limit of phpmyadmin i got only 256mb max memory how to increase it i tried to edit .htaccess bit nothing happened

[@janlaurencik7171]

I have one question for you can I use total commander to upload and extract zipped WP content? instead off file manager on my hosting I mean web ftp? With Best wishes, Jan

[@janlaurencik7171]

I have one question I don`t have put an old name of the database and user and Server because I import old database with old information so that is not need to override the name of the debase in the wp config file?

[@Emit.Reviews]

You still need to do that if you use my method. Because the way I do it is I create a new blank website automatically. So the system creates all of the necessary folders and files. And then I just put the old files into the new containers. But the config file still looks for the "new" names so you have to change that.

[@DennisMillner]

I was getting 403 forbidden after doing the manual transfer. It was because of the .htaccess file restored from the old wordpress installation. In order to avoid this problem you need to retain the new .htaccess file (in addition to the wp-config.php) from the fresh wordpress installation. Otherwise a very good tutorial, thanks!

[@Emit.Reviews]

Thanks for sharing! Definitely will help someone out :)

[@unboxingroom]

Will you please share the complete step to avoid this error please, I am facing this issues from last 1 week

[@DennisMillner]

@@unboxingroom I can't remember the exact process of this tutorial, but i think you we're supposed to save the wp-config.php from the fresh wp installation. So in addition to that you need to save the .htaccess file at the same step. So do as the tutorial says and just save the .htaccess file as well from the new install (don't overwrite it with the one in the old install).

[@olgademidova3644]

I`ve spent the whole day with this problem and it made me so crazy. Thank you, bless u, +100500 Karma points to you

[@DennisMillner]

@@olgademidova3644 Glad to hear i could help! 🙏

[@himanshu16ful]

hey please make a video for lite speed cache plug in

[@milankosavovic4662]

Is there a way I can migrate my website to another hosting provider using the same website name and domain only with WP, without name servers because the previous guy that works for the company I am going to now doesn't want to give us access to the old web hosting provider. So I am stuck with only WP login info and we want to keep the same name.

[@saptarshichakraborty254]

rest of the pages were okay but the homepage is not loading. Can u help me ???

[@ToolDeals]

So if I want to keep the same domain name, do I point the nameserver first? Or migrate the site itself first?

[@Emit.Reviews]

It doesnt matter it will work both ways :)

[@actualhustle2734]

Hey, Emit! excellent guide. Always find your videos helpful. Keep rocking. I have a doubt (more of a dumb question maybe). The thing is, I have created a few domain emails using my current web hosting's cPanel. If I migrate my website to a new web host, what happens to those domain emails?

[@Emit.Reviews]

Hey man, not a dumb question at all. Once the migration is over I recommend deleting your emails at the old host and re-creating them at the new host. Since you'll be using different Ip address and MX address to send the emails now.

[@actualhustle2734]

@@Emit.Reviews Gotcha. Thanks 🍻

[@thomasmaurice]

Sir, accept my like!!

[@Emit.Reviews]

Your like was graciously accepted my friend.

[@MrJaksuuu]

Is this basicly what you're doing if you're handing a website to a client? They make an account to a host provider, install wordpress there and import the webpage that I've created? But what if I use things like elementor pro and client doesn't have that?

[@Emit.Reviews]

I usually have them buy a web hosting account that they give me access to it. And I immediately build a site on that account (no need to transfer) Or I host it on my VPS and I charge the client a monthly fee for hosting & administrating ( since theyll still need some updates/ fixes / etc). But in your specific case, you can transfer the site. Then point your domain DNS to the new server IP. If you used a personal elementor pro account itll keep the existing functionality. But if you need to change something using it again. Youll need to deactivate your licence and activate it on that account. But be careful this is a "workaround" and elementor caught on they started limiting the amount of times you can switch which website the plan is connected to

[@MrJaksuuu]

​@@Emit.Reviews Thank you very much for your answer. I'm trying to get into this all web designing business but havent found the information on what choices you have with handing over websites. Can you clarify what you mean by pointing my domain DNS to new server IP? Can't I just use my local wordpress, make clients web pages offline and once completed I just transfer it to their host?

[@Emit.Reviews]

Oh yeah you 100% can. I assumed you create the sites on your own test hosting. But keep in mind that you'll (well you're clients) need a domain name for it to work outside of your local host. Like websitename.com. So, its a seperate purchase and if you would go to that domain name settings there's an option to "link" it to a specific server. So, it displays files from that server. This is called pointing an A record via your DNS.

[@deekshatiwari5820]

If I migrate my site to hostinger from go daddy then do we need to renew hosting on go daddy??

[@Emit.Reviews]

No, you can cancel it. Because you'll have a plan on Hostinger and you'll be using Hostinger servers

[@bloberto18]

Why does my export download always get stuck on 9.6mb everytime?

[@assulaimi7973]

can I take elementor account and all other accounts into another hosting with this methods??

[@Emit.Reviews]

You can transfer your elementor accounts anytime u want. Just change the domain you're using their service on within the settings on their website

[@BrandmagicLA]

I am recommending you to bluehost.. seriously.. they should pay you..