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How to move your Joomla web site to our servers.

Copying the files with FTP

One method of copying the files from one Joomla! installation to another is to use standard desktop FTP software to first download all of the files comprising your Web site from their location on your Web server, then upload these files to the location of the new Joomla! installation. Depending on where you're placing the copy of your Joomla! site, the new location could be a different directory on the same Web server, or it could be a new location on a completely different Web server.

It is important to maintain the same directory structure for all of your folders and files as you move them from one location to another. Fortunately, desktop FTP software will handle this automatically as you upload and download sets of files and folders. (Your FTP software should contain Help documentation which explains FTP and how to use the FTP software interface.)

Note that after you move the files from one location to another, you may still need to edit Joomla! configuration files to get your copy of Joomla! working at the new location; you may also need to change settings for aspects of your Web server to get the copy of your Joomla! site working.

In rare instances, a file may become corrupted during an FTP transfer, where only part of the file is successfully transmitted. If you encounter strange or unexpected errors with your new Joomla! installation after you copy over the files, you may want to try re-uploading your files in case of corruption during transfer.

Download files from server to your computer

1. Use FTP software (e.g. FileZilla) to connect to the server
2. Select the directory you want to download (mostly /public_html/ or /htdocs/)
3. Right click + select files/folder to download, or drag + drop the folder from the "Remote site" view to the "Local site" view
4. The downloading of the remote files will start
5. After you've downloaded the files, check the "Failed transfers" to see if there weren't any errors

Cpanel to Cpanel site migration.

This is an easy way to migrate your site to your giganetwebhosting account if your previous host uses cpanel.

To do a full backup, log into cPanel and find the icon labeled “Backup Wizard”

Select the text button labeled “Backup –> ”  The next screen will give you the option of full or partial backup.

Select  ”Full Backup –> ” This will create a zipped copy of your entire site.  Note the text on the screen. This says that this will be a backup for moving to a new server.

On the next screen, you set up where to store the backup file that is created.  For “Backup Destination” keep the default “Home Directory” selection.

For the “Email Address” enter a valid email address and the server will email you when the backup is ready.

When the backup is complete, download the file by clicking on the link in the backup wizard where we left off (refresh your browser). Or you can log into your server via FTP and download it.

If you use FTP, go to your home directory. The file will be named in the form backup-1.27.2011_10-12-22_yoursite.tar.gz  where parts of the filename are separated by underscores. The first part of the filename is the date, the second part is a time stamp. The third is your site account name. “tar.gz” is file extension. (tar.gz means the file is a “tar ball” and  gzipped.)  Download this file to your desktop or laptop computer for a local copy of the file for safekeeping.

Now contact our support dpt. for further instructions. Restoring a site from a full backup requires root access.

It is our job now to do it for you. So you will need to send us the .tar.gz file to restore and migrate your site.

1. Solution using PHPMyAdmin

The following are the steps to Export and then Import a MySQL database using phpMyAdmin

 Export from phpMyAdmin

1. Open your phpMyAdmin at the previous host
2. On the welcome screen you will see an Export option click on this link
3. This will bring up the view dump (schema) of databases screen
4. Select the tables you wish to be exported from the list
5. Ensure you choose SQL as the option (this will allow you to just paste the SQL for your next host)
6. It will create text file on the screen, highlight the information and paste it into a text document.
   Save this for when you get your web hosting account with giganetwebhosting.com.

 Import into phpMyAdmin

1. Open cPanel at giganetwebhosting.com server with your usr and password and open your phpMyAdmin
2. On the welcome screen you will see an Query window option (lower left corner) click on this link
3. Paste the contents of the text file that you exported and done. Your database and it's contents are moved

Notes

 It is good to save the the data to a file, and then to transfer the file directly by using the file input form just below the query form.
Keep hold of the file so that you have a backup to refer to should something go wrong with the import.

2. Solution using mysqldump and shell access (Telnet, SSH)

Move your site fast and easy. Just follow these simple steps.

If you want us to do all the following process and transfer your web site, we will do it for FREE!

Step1: Buy web hosting from giganetwebhosting.com
This is the easiest part, just go to our first page http//giganetwebhosting.com and buy your new web hosting plan. We even have a video tutorial on how to do that.

Do not cancel the former provider web hosting plan before the move is complete.
The most common mistake made is to almost immediately contact your old host to inform them of your decision to move  to a new company.
While it’s certainly a good idea to inform the old web host in a timely manner about future changes, doing so before the transition has been expertly executed can result in not just downtime, but a complete loss of files and database information from the moment a cancellation is requested.

Hold that Call
Many web hosting companies cancel a plan almost immediately – as in as soon as the customer’s call has ended – without waiting for the expiry of the current month’s service or subscription fee.
However, it also means that the company will virtually trash every information that has been uploaded to the server during their time with the company. There will be no opportunity, in many cases, to retrieve these files and move them.
That’s the kind of downtime that is extremely hard to recover from, as it potentially means a loss of all content and subscriber data, as well as commercial losses and customer payment details for some websites.

What To Do
Once you get the account instructions for your new web hosting from us, transfer all files before canceling the existing hosting plan held by the old company. It might be a good idea to allow the website to run few days just to ensure that nothing was overlooked during the move.
When everything has been verified as properly transitioned, only then should the old hosting plan be cancelled.

Step 2: Find Registrar Info
It is important that you are listed as the owner of your site's domain name.  Using your favorite Whois service or your registrars website (if known), you can see who is listed as the administrative contact and who is listed as the technical contact.  Make sure you are listed as the Administrative contact.  If you are not listed, moving will be very complex and you probably can't do it without the current host or designers permission (legally - you should always be listed as the administrative contact).

While you look up your site's registrar data, it is a good idea to check when your domain name expires.  If you try to move your site near expiration date, it could seriously complicate matters .  To get around this, you can extend your ownership or transfer registrars before transferring web hosts.

Step 3: Back Up All Data
There are a few ways to back up your data.  One way is to use an ftp program to download all the data.  Another is to use software to import or publish your data to your computer.  A more tedious way to do it would be to use "file > save as html" in your browser, but you need to make sure you save the file with the right name and download all the images (right click over the image and choose save as), plus you might end up with extra code in your html that you don't want (if you are currently with a free or cheap host, there might be pop up ads or other ads hard coded into your files which you wouldn't want to bring over to your new host).
If you use a MySQL database is very important to backup and download the database and also remember the database name and database password you use, because you have to use the same database name, user and password on the new site  
Other data that you might not think of saving is your log files.  If you use statistical programs or plan to some day, you will want to keep your log files.  If you were running any scripts or had any special folders with password access, you might want to pay close attention to how you set up those folders so you can set the permissions correctly on your new server.

If you have a wordpress site or blog check our special wordpress web hosting site move page.

Step 4: Set Up With Your Web Hosting Account