Without extended waits or unclear forecasts. We typically initiate the migration process immediately or align with your schedule.
Apply for any number of migrations whenever you feel like it. We can transfer a few of your sites now, and more in six months if that's your preference.
We have the capability to transfer sites without any interruptions. We make sure that sites are operational on our systems before updating the DNS.
We can execute IMAP transfers for your mailboxes to shift emails and their content.
If you're using a cPanel/WHM hosting, we can bulk transfer your sites utilizing the backup and restore function in cPanel.
We can supply preview links, allowing you to test your website before redirecting it to our systems.
We can facilitate migration from any hosting provider to which we have access. Alternatively, you can supply us with a backup of files and databases.
Our migration experts are specialists with extensive experience in transferring websites. Their sole focus is on moving sites to our platform. On certain days, we might handle hundreds of such transfers.
Our professionals are on hand 24/7 to conduct migrations for you. We’ve transferred tens of thousands of websites from other hosting providers to The Geekpoint. You can request any number of migrations, at any frequency and at any time. We typically start right away.
The initial step is to submit an order for your new hosting plan via our website. This applies to any of our packages. If you’re uncertain about which package to select, consult with our support team.
Transfer requests can be placed securely through your client dashboard with us, available after setting up an account. You select the package to which you’d like to move the website, and then provide any pertinent information about the site and any specific requirements for the transfer (if there are any).
We’ll require access details to your present host (see the specifics below about what we need). The transfer request initiates a conversation with an agent, so we’ll inquire if further details are required.
Depending on the type of transfer you’ve requested, we might offer you a preview link to test the site. Once you’re satisfied with the migration, either you or we can update the nameservers or DNS for your domain to point to the new server.
Our standard nameservers are:
ns1.mysecurecloudhost.com
ns2.mysecurecloudhost.com
ns3.mysecurecloudhost.com
ns4.mysecurecloudhost.comThese are functional for all our shared, agency, and dedicated servers – as part of our global Anycast DNS cluster. We can also supply whitelabel nameservers and bespoke nameservers for agencies.
If you’re moving multiple sites, for instance, an entire agency account from another provider, we can execute bulk transfers.
Transferring numerous cPanel accounts
If you’re managing several cPanel accounts, you probably have WHM (Web Host Manager) access. This access might be as an agency or as the main administrator (root). In either scenario, the most efficient way for us to transfer sites is to create cPanel backups and restore them on our servers. This maintains the folder hierarchy, emails, FTP accounts, and so forth. A cPanel backup generates a single .tar.gz backup file which we can then restore on our platform.
If you possess root access to your present system, we can use it to remotely copy all accounts automatically. But, in most situations, you’ll likely only have agency WHM access. For this, we can orchestrate a remote transfer using the cPanel API.
If that doesn’t succeed, we can backup each cPanel individually and transfer it.
We’d recommend conducting all transfers from one agency account in one batch. However, you can give us a list of usernames for individual transfers.
Online store transactional data is housed within a database.
As part of our website transfer service, we need to clone this database and integrate it into a new environment.
Transaction data for e-commerce sites is saved in a database. Throughout the website transfer, it’s essential for us to replicate this database and transition it into our system. If, during the transfer phase, an order is placed on the current site, there’s a chance the cloned database might omit that particular order.
This represents one of the numerous sensitive aspects that make transferring e-commerce sites (utilizing software such as Magento, WooCommerce, OpenCart, and Prestashop) more intricate compared to static sites. Additional challenges comprise IP permissions for payment portals and obtaining PCI compliance if card data is being accepted or stored.
E-commerce site transfers, typically transitioning to our Premium or individualized server packages, are undertaken with enhanced diligence. We have various strategies to ensure no transactional data slips through during the transfer, even amidst DNS propagation. Our dedicated transfer team is equipped to manage this seamlessly for you – just highlight that you possess a transactional e-commerce site when requesting the migration.