A lot of users are interested in the question of how to transfer the site to another hosting hosted by CMS Joomla. This process is very responsible and requires increased user attention. The procedure is divided into two very important stages: preparation for the transfer, file transfer and configuration.
Preparing for the transfer
The successful transfer of the joomla site to a hosting in another place largely depends on how well and correctly the preparation for this process was carried out. It is crucial that you copy files from the hosting server to the computer correctly. If the site is very large and consists of many files, then the copying procedure can take a very long time.
During copying, the user is not safe from network failures and loss of communication, which can affect the quality of the process. Files may not be copied correctly or not completely. To increase the security and reliability of copying, it is recommended to perform this procedure twice, save both versions of files, and then compare them. If they are identical, then the copy was successful. Before moving the site to another hosting, it is very important to make this comparison. Many hosters in their control panels provide the ability to archive data. Then the files can be downloaded in an archive, which is much simpler.
In addition to the files, you need to copy the database and settings of the CMS Joomla. Therefore, the next step will be to backup the data stored in MySQL, because it is CMS that works with it. To do this, in the hosting control panel, you need to find the PhpMyAdmin section and export all Joomla tables from it to the gzip archive file.
File Transfer and SetupBefore transferring a domain to another hosting, it is very important to familiarize yourself with its rules and settings. You should check to see if the .htaccess and index.php files are there. When transferring data, you should replace it with your files. To manage the database, you need to find PhpMyAdmin in the control panel and create a new database there or use the existing one if it already exists. It is necessary to import the previously created gzip archive into it. If after this table appeared, then the import was successful.
Before moving the site to another hosting, you need to change the configuration settings of Joomla in the configuration.php file. To do this, open it using a notepad and change the settings to those that were issued when purchasing a new hosting. Most often, the changes relate to the following lines:
user login;
password;
database name;
server address
The new hoster should give the user new parameters for the DNS servers, which should be entered in the registration panel. These steps must be completed in order to bind the user's site to the new hosting.
Carefully and carefully,
as files were
copied from the previous hosting, you need to upload them to a new server. It is best to check the status of the connection before transferring the site to another hosting service, because breaks and failures during this procedure are unacceptable. If the settings of the new server allow, then you can download the files in the archive, and then unzip them already on the new site.
After a successful file transfer, you must register write permissions in some folders. First of all it concerns “/ images / stories /” and “/ cache /“. In addition to them, there may be other components on the user's site that require the determination of write rights, for example, a photo gallery. Now you need to go into the site admin panel and try to log in. If this succeeded, then the site transfer was completed successfully.