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  • jediofthefeet
    Registered User
    • Aug 2005
    • 35
    #1

    Are there fast ways to transfer a site to a new host?

    I used Filezilla, but it was slow, even for simple html pages. After that, I found a lightning fast utility called GoFTP. My host offered something called Web Disk, which would allow a person to drag and drop files from computer to remote as if the files were done via explorer.

    Does anyone know any fast ways to upload a site to a new host? I have broadband, not a cable modem, and definitely not a T1 connection.

    I know there are utilities out there that perform site ripping. But I don't know if there is anything that would do the inverse, so to speak.
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    • LongBG
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2007
      • 1101
      #2
      You kind of confuse me with the way you explain things....

      If your site is on a dedicated server "Or you have shell access" you could do a server
      to server transfer. That would for sure be much faster than downloading and uploading again.

      Also, it's probably not FileZilla that's slow, it will be your connection. FileZilla just does
      what it is told. If the bandwidth is there it will use it.

      Good luck.
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        • raymor
          Confirmed User
          • Oct 2002
          • 3745
          #3
          Originally posted by LongBG
          If your site is on a dedicated server "Or you have shell access" you could do a server
          to server transfer. That would for sure be much faster than downloading and uploading again.

          Absolutely. Not only will that be much faster, but it will correctly transfer the files, including the
          permissions (chmod) and ownership (chown) rather than just the contents of the files. Downloading
          to a Windows desktop and uploading will lose al of the important metadata.

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            • HomerSimpson
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              • Sep 2005
              • 13826
              #4
              if you have cPanel on both sides - yes...
              if no - than you'll have to do it all by hand...

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                • jediofthefeet
                  Registered User
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 35
                  #5
                  Thank you for your replies.

                  Yes, I heard about some hosts who will do server to server transfers. Unfortunately, that wouldn't work for me because my former host wouldn't allow me to access my site anymore. My pc crashed, and it had my login info on it. And because my former host and I had a disagreement, it wouldn't provide me with that info when I requested it. Lucky for me, I had true fans who kept signing up even though I hadn't updated my site in months.

                  Having said that, it seems I will have to stick with the FTP process. So HomerSimpson hit the nail on the head, and my former host put the nail in my site's coffin.

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                    • chaze
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 9775
                      #6
                      If you have cpanel it is very simple.

                      To find out just add a /cpanel after domain and if it pulls a username and password then you are fine. Next find a new hosting that uses cpanel like www.adult-website-hosting.com and tell them to do the transfer.
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                        • pornguy
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                          • Mar 2003
                          • 62910
                          #7
                          Most hosts will do it for you for free.
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                            • AntiChrist
                              Registered User
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 83
                              #8
                              rsync is the way to go Very fast and secure.

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                                • bja
                                  Registered User
                                  • Apr 2010
                                  • 16
                                  #9
                                  Another vote for rsync over ssh.
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                                    • fatfoo
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                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 27763
                                      #10
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                                        • officegirl2006
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2006
                                          • 159
                                          #11
                                          yeah, get your hosts to do it for you

                                          the guys at way3.com did it for me - superb service as well

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