Hello to the forum

I have 4 different websites all with multiple pages, 2 blogs (Wordpress) and 2 forums (phpbb).

Can anyone please tell me the easiest way to transferr all the files accross?

I mainly work with front page 2002 and soemone advided me to copy all the files from the server to my PC with it and then upload them to the new host server.

the last time i moved it took me forever and the sites have grown and the forums and blogs added since then.

Any help gratfully appreciated

I would say move them over by hand. But first I would try using the backup feature in cpanel and moving that way. Or ask your new host if they can move the account over for you for free. I know my host dotnamehost.com will move everything over for free.

Hello. Use FXP. But you have to contact your support first of all.

Originally Posted by HQHost.net

Hello. Use FXP. But you have to contact your support first of all.

hello and thanks for the replies

can you please explain what FXP is?

also which support do you refer to, old or new?

If you're current host uses cPanel servers, you can have the new host move all of you're websites from the old hosts server, to theirs, IF they also have cPanel servers. This is no doubt the easiest way, and most hosts liek myself, offer that free to all new clients.

Another alternative would be this. If you do not have any databases, you can sdimply upload all of your files to the new host and then use .htaccess to redirect all you're visitors to the new site by forwarding the IP.

What control panel are you currently using?

FXP is File Exchange Protocol, it let's you copy files from one FTP-server to another using a FXP-client. You transfer files using the FTP protocol between your machine and a FTP-server.When transferring files between two remote hosts using a FXP client, the maximum transfer speed does not depend on you're connection but only on the connection between the two host, which is usually much faster than your own connection... Because it's a direct connection you won't be able to see the progress or the transfer speed of the files.
To use FXP you have to make sure both hosts support PASV mode and allow PORT commands to foreign hosts. The FXP client tells the destination FTP to listen for a connection by sending a "PASV" command. The source FTP connects to the data port reported by the destination server. Your data goes directly from the source to the destination FTP and both servers do only report status messages on fail/success to the FTP client.
So, you have to contact both hosts.

Originally Posted by megabuff

hello and thanks for the replies

can you please explain what FXP is?

also which support do you refer to, old or new?

I believe it will help you.