Migration
We migrate your site for free
An engineer copies your files, databases, email accounts and cron jobs, has you validate a test copy, then switches the DNS at the time you choose.
- Free on all annual plans*
- No downtime for your site
- Switch at the time you choose
How it works
01
You send the request
We check the site size, PHP, Node or Python versions, the database and dependencies, then offer you a time slot.
Answered in under 15 minutes02
We build a test copy
Files, databases, email accounts and cron jobs are copied to our servers, without touching your live site.
Within 24 business hours03
You validate
You browse the copy on a private URL. Nothing switches before your written approval.
As long as you need04
We switch the DNS
At the time you choose, nights and weekends included. We resync the latest orders and the emails received in the meantime.
Propagation in 1 to 4 hoursWhat we transfer
- Site files and folders
- MySQL databases
- Email accounts and mailboxes, with messages
- Cron jobs and scheduled scripts
- SSL certificates, reissued for free
- Redirects and .htaccess rules
What we need
- — Your cPanel, FTP or SSH access at your current host
- — The domain name and its registrar
- — Access to the site administration, for WordPress
- — The switch time slot you prefer
Request a migration
We get back to you with a switch time slot in under 15 minutes, Monday to Saturday.
Free for a site under 30 GB, on cPanel, WordPress and VPS plans. Above that, we send you a quote before we start.rsync → srv1.smileyhoster.com52%
›wp-content/uploads/1.2 GB
›monsite_db.sql184 MB
›mail/contact@monsite.com412 MB