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How to transfer a website with Migration Tool

How to transfer a static website with Migration Tool, the online service provided by Hosting Solutions.

IMPORTANT: Before the transfer of a website, you must be aware that, in order for the transfer to take place, it will be necessary to modify the configuration of the DNS zones of the domain. It is therefore essential to have all the information needed for this configuration at hand: access credentials for to DNS changes and all the data for the configurations, as indicated below.

Migration Tool is the online tool designed to facilitate the migration of a website to Hosting Solutions' servers. Transferring a website is a delicate and complex operation that involves several steps. Thanks to its intuitive interface, Migration Tool reduces the steps required to transfer a website to just a few clicks.

To access the Migration Tool for the migration of a website, it is necessary to connect to the following URL:
https://wp.migrationtool.it/soloftp.php

Before starting the transfer, it is important to note that:

  • The website folder on the source server must still be present at the time of the transfer;
  • The website folder on the destination server must already have been created at the time of the transfer.
website migration: FTP source

To migrate the files of a website, it is first necessary to provide the tool with the main URL (home page address) of the website to be transferred, by entering it in the URL field "Sito da trasferire" (website to be transferred); in addition, the following information, necessary for the FTP transfer from the old server, must be provided in the fields of the form "Dati FTP Vecchio servizio" (FTP data Old service):

  • Server: IP address or name of the source server ;
  • User: User for FTP access on the source server;
  • Password: Password for FTP access on the source server.

Before continuing, carry out the connection test by pressing the appropriate button. If successful, a message such as Connessione riuscita a [indirizzo IP] con utente [nomeutente@indirizzoIP] (successful connection to [IP address] with user [username@IP address]) will be displayed. If unsuccessful, check the connection data to to ensure they are correct.
If the connection to the database was successful, select, from the Folder list, the name of the folder on the old server containing the website files to be transferred .

If the data provided are correct, a new form will be displayed to the right with the title Dati FTP Nuovo servizio (FTP Data New Service):

website migration: FTP destination

The following information required for FTP transfer to the new server must be entered in the new form:

  • Server: IP address or name of the destination server;
  • User: User for FTP access on the destination server;
  • Password: Password for FTP access on the destination server.

After testing the connection to the destination server using the appropriate button, provide the transfer destination folder (previously created) by selecting it from the Cartella (Folder) list, where the files of the website being migrated will be copied.

Then start the transfer by pressing the Trasferisci File (Transfer File) button.

If the migration was successful, a message will be displayed, as in the following image:

website migration completed

Once these operations have been performed, the migration of the website files is complete.

Finally, to make the newly transferred website available on the Internet, it will be necessary to update the DNS servers with the IP address of the new server.