Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:11 pm Post subject: UCVhost!!!! very upset
I had this site at ucvhost that was not working, every time you go to the page it would say the site is under construction and does not have a default page. I coudlnt log into my ftp either. I contacted them to see what the problem was using AIM. I gave them the site and they told me I was using extensive resources causing other sites the slow down so they had to shut down my site, I was sending about 7000-11000 people to this site daily and i had the windows hosting which says in the package "unlimited bandwidth", they told me this much usage is not allowed on shared hosting. I started complaing that I paid for it and it clearly stated unlimited bandwidth. They gave me an email address to ucvhost and told me to email the problem to them and they might look into it, which I doubt since they never respond to emails.
This was only my second site I ever made I still got all the pages saved to my hard drive. I have no idea how to go about getting another hosting company under the same domain. Do I just sign up with a different hosting company upload my pages and change the nameserver? Will my pages still be listed in search engines? What hosting company would you guys recommend for a ste that recieves this much traffic?
Thanks
Mark
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 1761 Location: Bangor, Maine
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:38 pm Post subject:
As long as you use the same domain name and content, you will be find moving your site to a new host. There are several good hosts discussed here.
If you move things quickly (not take a few weeks/months of your site being down) then the SE's will barely notice. You shouldn't drop any in ranking, since you still have the same content and the same domain name.
1and1.com has a decent hosting package. I would stay away from most sites that offer "unlimited bandwidth". Most are bogus. Not all though... SBI has unlimited bandwidth, and I rememer reading of one or two others.
If they offer the unlimited bandwidth, email them and ask them for a definition of that. If you don't like their answer, either ask them to clarify it, or find a different host. _________________ Eric D. Burdo They Made $6,513 a day With Clickbank Doing This...
I have no idea how to go about getting another hosting company under the same domain. Do I just sign up with a different hosting company upload my pages and change the nameserver?
The process is fairly painless if you have control over your domain name. That's the biggest issue I see with hosting transfers these days.
A hosting transfer typically works like this
1. NEW HOST - Sign-up with the new host for a new hosting plan
2. NEW HOST - Upload your website files at the new host.
TIP: You should ALWAYS have a copy of your website files local. Never rely on the web host to have a backup. Most claim that they backup your site regularly but then never seem to have a backup when you actually need one.
3. NEW HOST - Create your e-mail addresses so that your e-mail continues to flow right into the correct accounts after the switch. This is usually done via a hosting control panel and is fairly painless.
TIP 1: If e-mail loss is a real concern, I'd recommend setting your e-mail at the OLD host to just forward to your ISP e-mail address during the transition. Then you'll get a copy of e-mail that happens to go to the old host after your ISP is seeing the new host.
TIP 2: Your new e-mail addresses at the new host will not work until you do step 5 below. The nameservers have to be changed to the new host before you'll be able to access the e-mail using the domain itself.
4. NEW HOST - Double check and make sure that everything is working on their servers before making the switch official.
TIP: You can access your website prior to the domain switching over at the new host by way of an IP. This would either be by using the IP directly (e.g. http://1.2.3.4 or by using your username http://1.2.3.4/~username/
5. REGISTRAR - Now you need to switch the nameservers on your domain to the new host's nameservers. This change is done with the domain registrar which is neither the old or new host. This is where the tricky part comes. If you have control over your domain (meaning you are listed as the registrant and admin contact of the domain INCLUDING your e-mail address) then you should have no problem requesting a password or getting access to your domain with the domain registrar. After you change the nameservers over, this change will take 24-72 hours to propagate across the internet.
TIP: Changing nameservers from one host to another is FREE. Some hosts will include a transfer for $x when you signup for their hosting. A transfer in that capacity is referring to a REGISTRAR change NOT a hosting change. For some people this is advantageous as they might be able to get better domain renewal pricing if they change registrars. When you transfer your domain to a different registrar, it also renews the domain another year.
6. OLD HOST - Once the domain has propagated and you are now seeing your website come from the new host, it's time to cancel your hosting with the old host.
TIP: ALWAYS make sure you receive confirmation of your cancellation.
That's it.
The hardest step for most hosting transfers is really the nameserver change. And the reason for this is that most people do not have their domain registered in their own names with a valid e-mail address - one that is working and accessible to the person who owns the domain.
I hope this helps you some. _________________ Jennifer
RTech Solutions, Inc.
http://www.rtshosting.com
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