Note that your original host and your new host may have chosen to use different cPanel themes, but you should still be able to find the same icons and options. Log into your new cPanel site and go to File Manager. Right Click on Cur.zip and download to your PC or other chosen location. This will create a file called Cur.zip in that folder.
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We will be using Zip Archive for this tutorial. You will be prompted to select the compression type. Right click on your selection and choose Compress. Use a Ctrl-Click to select the Cur folder, New folder and maildirsize file. If you are migrating more than one account, you will need to repeat this step for each email account. Within Home, click on the Mail folder and open the domain folder of the account you wish to migrate. On the left hand side of the screen you will see a file structure tree.
Return to the cPanel administration home and select File Manager. This process may take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours based on how large your website files are. This indicates that cPanel found your new IP address and that the login was successful. You should then see a message that the Full Backup is in progress. Option 1: Migrating A cPanel Account Automatically Step 1: Create A Full cPanel Backup
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If you don't have access to WHM, then you proceed with option 2, which is a manual restoration of the files. You can also use this option if your new host will restore the full backup for you. If you are migrating the account to a new server where you have root access and access to WHM, you can proceed with option 1 which uses a full cPanel backup. There are two options when migrating a cPanel account.
However, if you are transferring a large website with many databases it may be necessary to seek out other options. In many cases, your computer will be sufficient. You will need a location with enough space to temporarily hold a zipped backup of your database or databases and email account(s). If you wish to transfer an email, you may want to delete or archive old email before beginning the migration to speed up the transfer. Check both email account sizes and all databases used. Preparing for the Migrationīefore beginning, take into consideration the size of your website.
The cPanel administration dashboard makes it simple to migrate your website to another cPanel host without any down time. You do not have to manually save and restore each file, database and email account. Your hosting provider has raised their rates or worse yet, is shutting down their servers.