Hosting glossary
TTL (time to live)
In short: How long, in seconds, other servers may cache a DNS record before checking again.
A TTL of 3600 means one hour. Lowering the TTL a day or so before a move means the change to your new host is picked up faster.
Also called
- Time to live
See also: How switching works
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