Hosting glossary
Migration
In short: Moving your website, email and domain from one host to another.
A good migration copies your files, databases and email to the new host, tests everything on the new server, then switches DNS so visitors arrive at the new site. Your old site should stay live until you approve the new one.
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Also called
- Website move
- Hosting transfer
- Switch-over
See also: How switching works
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Related terms
- DNS (domain name system)The internet's address book: it turns your domain name into the server address.
- DNS propagationThe time it takes for a DNS change to be seen everywhere.
- Staging siteA private copy of your website for testing changes before they go live.
- EPP codeThe password-like code that authorises moving a domain to a new registrar.
- BackupsSaved copies of your website and database that you can restore if something goes wrong.