Web Design: How do transfer a website from one hosting company to another hosting company?

How do I transfer a website that is being hosted by host company ABC to host company XYZ? I would like to maintain the same domain name after I transfer. I have copied my website onto disk. How can I maintain the links that are on the main page to the other pages of my web site? Do I have to use a web developer software such as Dreamweaver to re-develop the main page and to create the links in Dreamweaver? Is there another way of accomplishing the same objective.

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Web Design: How do transfer a website from one hosting company to another hosting company?

your new host should be able to initiate the domain transfer/ if your previous account is not locked or in dispute .. it usually takes about three to 6 days and another 48 hours for the domain to propagate from its new dns servers - then upload your site form through the admin panel or ftp and it should be active..

Any links in your html should be intact as long as you upload an exact copy, including directory structure, of the site. A good idea is to keep another copy on your computer to use for editing. You can use a plain text editor like notepad to make any changes and re-upload the individual files..

Note: if its a linux/unix based hosting service all of your links and filenames should be in lower case.

Web Design: How do transfer a website from one hosting company to another hosting company?

Transferring a web site from one host to another can be as easy or as confusing as it gets depending on the quality and reliability of the companies involved.

Unfortunately as far as the transfer is concerned all you need to do is to initiate the transfer and then the rest is on the hands of the gaining registrar (the company you are transferring into) and your former provider.

The best way to accomplish this objective is to do your homework. A company with an excellent system and good customer service would make this experience as easy as it gets. Involve a shoddy company and get prepared to deal with a lot of inconveniences like non-existence links and so on.

You can learn more about domain transfer at http://www.your-inforcom.com/domaintrans...