dpacmittal Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm wanting to change hosting provide but I dont know how to change it without any downtime. Any help is appreciated. Also, since I'll change hosts, I need to point my domain names to the new nameservers. So, do I have to edit the MX entries to point to Google Apps again or would it be retained? Just FYI, I'm switching from Linode to Web Faction. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/258051-changing-hosting-provider-without-downtime/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I would imagine you'd experience a small amount of downtime, for the time it takes DNS to propagate. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/258051-changing-hosting-provider-without-downtime/#findComment-1322779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just copy your website to your new server before DNS propagates. Copy all files, dump any SQL databases you have and assume the new server has the domain already. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/258051-changing-hosting-provider-without-downtime/#findComment-1322783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpacmittal Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just copy your website to your new server before DNS propagates. Copy all files, dump any SQL databases you have and assume the new server has the domain already. How about the second part of the question about the MX entries? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/258051-changing-hosting-provider-without-downtime/#findComment-1322788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Straight from webfaction.com Once you have a domain name, you can use your domain registrar’s website to point your domain name to WebFaction’s domain name servers: Name Server IP Address ns1.webfaction.com 50.56.93.59 ns2.webfaction.com 178.79.142.142 ns3.webfaction.com 209.114.37.51 ns4.webfaction.com 173.230.141.144 I suppose the MX records will automatically update when the domain moves to the nameserver. Regardless, the MX question is covered in the above link. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/258051-changing-hosting-provider-without-downtime/#findComment-1322792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.