How to Switch Hosts With No Down Time

Switching to a new host can be a very smooth process or it can be very complicated. Following our steps will ensure that your move is a painless one.

1. The first step is to find a hosting package that fits your needs. Make a backup of your web site including emails with your current host, and keep the service active. Don't cancel with your old hosting provider until your new site is completely setup.

2. Once you sign up with morkhosting.com you will receive a “Welcome Letter” which will include your username, password, IP address, and the directory to upload your web site to.
Follow the “Welcome Letter” and upload your web site. At this point you should have hosting accounts with two hosting providers the old and the new one.

You will now upload your entire site from the old host to the new one. This can be done by connecting to their ftp and downloading all your files. Then connecting to the new hosts ftp and uploading all your files. (For a small fee, Mork Hosting can transfer your entire site over. Email us at sales@morkhosting.com for more information.)

Using your new control panel from MorkHosting, set up all your existing email accounts.

3. After you have all your files on both hosting accounts you will change your domain names DNS (Domain Name Servers).

Our DNS information:
NS1.MORKHOSTING.COM
NS2.MORKHOSTING.COM

You will need to go to wherever you purchased the domain name and make the DNS changes. If you purchased your domain name from your host you usually will need to ask them to make the DNS changes for you. You will tell them this.... "Hello my domain with you is example.com my username is ___ and my password _____ please change my domain names DNS to ns1.morkhosting.com and ns2.morkhosting.com.

4. Once your DNS changes have been made you will need to wait two days before your site will load off the new host. During this two day period your DNS is propagating world wide, and your site will be bouncing from the old host to the new host every other minute randomly. Once the two days is up your site will only be loading off the new host.

5. 48 hours should have passed now since you have updated your DNS. After 24 to 48 hours you should be ready to contact your old host and cancel your account with them.

If you completed all the above steps you have successfully switched hosts, with no downtime at all!