When the ownership of a website needs to be transferred (or migrated) from one person or organization to another, there are various procedures that have to be carried out in order to achieve a successful migration.
A website has a domain name, for example, www. websitename. com, along with the actual files associated with the site. These files will often be a collection of static HTML pages, images, and style sheets, but there may also be scripting files (for example, PHP files) and database files that need to be transferred. This would be the case if, for example, you wanted to migrate a WordPress site, which is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database.
If the site is being transferred from one person (or organization) to another where both are using the same web hosting provider, the transfer is normally fairly straight forward, and can be easily handled by the hosting provider. The outgoing site owner would just need to give authority to the hosting provider to carry out the transfer. If, however, the existing site owner and the new site owner use different providers, the transfer is slightly more complicated.
A domain name can be registered and 'held' by any company that is authorised to do so, for example, GoDaddy, compila, and so on. The website files associated with the domain name might also be stored by the same host or perhaps by another host. If, for example, the domain name is held by GoDaddy, it can be 'pushed' from the current owner to the new one. The actual website content can then be transferred. This can normally be done using FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or by using the host's control panel to upload the files. The domain name can then be updated to point to the correct set of nameservers. Again, this is normally something that can be managed from within the host's control panel. If the nameservers are not updated, the domain name will continue to point to the old location for the website files. If this happens, it might look as though the website is working as it should, but any changes you make to the 'new' web content will not appear when the website is opened in a browser.
If the website uses a database, for example, MySQL, then various database settings will also need to be updated to ensure that everything works OK. These settings will include the database name, and the username and password.
All good hosting providers will be able to offer help and support during the whole process.
About the Author: John Dixon is a web developer and technical author. John maintains various websites, ranging from sites that supply accounting software for contractors to sites that provide anti aging information and advice.
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