🌐 Website

Website migration to new hosting or a domain

We'll move your site — PHP, HTML, a CMS or a company website — to its new environment, taking care of files, the database, DNS, SSL and post-migration testing.

What is a website migration?

Migrating a website is not just copying files. It also covers domain configuration, DNS settings, the SSL certificate, the database, email and testing on the new environment. Skipping any of these leads to problems that are often hard to diagnose quickly.

We handle the migration of sites built on PHP, HTML and popular CMS platforms (Joomla, Drupal, TYPO3), as well as custom solutions built by agencies or freelancers.

What a website migration includes

Transfer of site files
Database transfer
Domain and DNS configuration
SSL certificate configuration
Checking contact forms
Verifying that subpages work
Preserving the URL structure
Testing on the new environment
Email configuration (if applicable)
When to migrate

When is it worth moving a site to new hosting?

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Your current hosting is slow

The site loads slowly and visitors give up — a new environment can change that.

Frequent outages

The site is sometimes unavailable or the host has outages — a direct cost to the business.

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Hosting is too expensive

You're paying for a service whose quality doesn't match the price — worth considering a new provider.

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No technical support

Your current provider doesn't respond to tickets or help with technical issues.

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Changing agency or contractor

You're taking control of the site from a previous agency and want it on your own account.

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Domain change

Rebranding or a new domain — we move the site while preserving SEO and redirects.

Risks

What can go wrong with a DIY website migration?

Moving a site yourself without a plan often ends in problems that are hard to fix quickly.

⚠️ Lost files or a partial move — without a checklist it's easy to miss a folder or a setting
⚠️ Database connection error — wrong credentials in the config or no database on the new host
⚠️ Missing SSL certificate — the site loads over HTTP, hurting trust and Google rankings
⚠️ Broken forms — changing the environment often causes mail-sending problems
⚠️ Wrong DNS configuration — the domain points to the old server or the outage is too long
⚠️ Lost email — mailboxes not migrated or incorrect MX records
⚠️ 404 errors — no redirects after a change of URL structure or domain
Process

How a website migration works

1

Site and environment analysis

We check the type of site, access, file size, the database and the email configuration.

2

Backup

We create a complete backup before any work begins.

3

Preparing the new environment

We set up the new hosting — database, PHP version, SSL certificate and mail accounts.

4

Transfer of files and database

We copy the files and import the database into the new environment.

5

Domain and DNS configuration

We switch DNS to the new hosting and verify propagation.

6

Testing and handover

We check the site, forms, email and SSL, and hand over the access details for the new environment.

FAQ

Website migration — common questions

Yes, we migrate sites built on PHP, HTML and popular CMS platforms other than WordPress (Joomla, Drupal, TYPO3, OpenCart and others).
We plan the migration to minimise downtime. The site stays up while files are transferred. A short break can occur during the DNS switch — usually a few minutes to a few hours.
We preserve the URL structure, set up redirects and verify indexing. We can't promise zero fluctuation, but we plan the migration so the risk is as low as possible.
Yes — if email is tied to the site's hosting, we include it in the migration. You'll find details on the email migration page.
Usually we need access to the hosting panel (FTP/SFTP or file manager), the database and the domain panel. If you don't have everything, we'll help you work out what's missing.

Describe your site — we'll work out how to move it safely.

Use the configurator or send a short message. You don't need the technical details — just the site address and what you'd like to change.

Ask about migration