If I am currently hosted at another hosting company and wish to move my web site to Webnames.ca, how do I get started?

  1. As a first step, you will want to establish your account with Webnames.ca by completing the sign up process and choosing the hosting package of your choice (transfer your domain to Webnames as part of this process, as necessary). See also: How do I sign up for a webhosting package?
  2. Secondly, we will then provision your purchased hosting service on our servers and send you a Hosting Welcome Email, which will include your Control Panel credentials, FTPClosed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. server address, FTP username and password along with many other helpful tips.
  3. Third, using a FTP client like CuteFTP, WS_FTP, or Filezilla you will need to upload your website files to your newly established hosting service with Webnames.ca. See also: Uploading Content
  4. Finally, the hosting needs to be activated (i.e. name servers switched to Webnames' and the necessary DNSClosed The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. A Domain Name Service resolves queries for these names into IP addresses for the purpose of locating computer services and devices worldwide. By providing a worldwide, distributed keyword-based redirection service, the Domain Name System is an essential component of the functionality of the Internet. records put in place) so as to route your domain name to your Webnames hosting. See also: Activating your Hosting Package

Other migration strategies are also possible, depending on your requirements. Webnames hosting does feature a phpMyAdmin interface, which can be used to import MySQLClosed MySQL is the world's most used open source relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. databases. See also: Importing Databases