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Talal
Talal

Reputation: 11

Website migration issues?

Background:

So I have a website which is up and running. But now I want to change the hosting provider of my existing website due to certain issues.

Since, I am changing my hosting provider I thought I had do some website changes as well so I am going to buy a new WordPress theme from a third-party and run it on the new hosting provider.

My research

For what I learned, I will have to buy a different domain name and host my newly bought WordPress theme on it. And when I have made the desired changes to my WordPress theme then I can change the domain settings with my new hosting provider and redirect the old website links to the new website.

My question is

How can I host my new website on the same domain while my old website is still hosted? Is that even possible?

Is there a way where I can keep my existing website running while I am working on my new website but the new website needs to run on the same domain name as the old website was running on?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 65

Answers (2)

Shirantha
Shirantha

Reputation: 71

This is what you should do.

  1. Create a full backup of your exiting files and database
  2. Activate the maintainance mode
  3. Install your new theme into your current wordpress installation
  4. Make the required changes
  5. Once you are happy get a full back up including database
  6. Do the DNS changes on your domain register
  7. Upload your site, to your new host , to the correct path / folder
  8. Wait for the DNS update and your are good to go.

Upvotes: 0

Renoug Joni
Renoug Joni

Reputation: 46

I will give you 3 solutions to solve this problem depending on your ability.

  1. On live site running you login hosting and create new site dev after done you can point domain to new hosting and move code ( use plugin i think point domain + souce about 1 - 2h if update delay can 1 day ), if you are anxious you can temporarily turn off the indexing.
  2. New hosting provider when payment done they'll send you link static domain temporary ( or use domain free: tk, co.cc,... ) and you working it after done you need point domain and update url in database.
  3. Old hosting provider you can create new subdomain but point it to new hosting provider and working in new hosting when done you only point main domain to new hosting after use plugin clone to root site.

Can use DNS but you need you need to have experience with the system. Hope to help you solve your problem.

Note: You can learn plugin Duplicator best migration hosting.

Upvotes: 0

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