{"id":451,"date":"2012-10-23T13:10:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/10\/23\/account-migrations\/"},"modified":"2021-11-29T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:57:34","slug":"account-migrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/account-migrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Account Migrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss the basic process of an account migration or move from one server to another. Sometimes this is necessary if your account requires access to a certain software version, you&#8217;d like to switch data centers from one coast to the other, or for a few other reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Account Migration Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically account migrations are handled by our system administration team, here are the common steps that they use when migrating your account from one server to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-danger\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Account migrations are a paid service handled by Web Transfer Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>Transfer all account data from the old server to the new one.<\/li><li>Package up your cPanel account which includes all settings and transfer that to the new server.<\/li><li>Restore your cPanel account to the new server.<\/li><li>Move all of your transferred data into place on the new server.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shared IP Address Migrations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your account has been using a <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-find-your-shared-ip-address-of-your-server-in-cpanel\/\">shared IP address<\/a>, when your account is moved to a new server your site&#8217;s IP address will get updated. 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During this 24 hour period if you were planning on making a website update, or were looking for an important e-mail, you&#8217;ll want to keep in mind that your own computer will only be pointing at one of the servers, so that&#8217;s the only server the update would be applied to, or the e-mail would be available on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dedicated IP Address \/ SSL Certificate Migrations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your account has been using a <a href=\"\/support\/amp\/purchase-dedicated-ip-address-amp\/#purchase\">dedicated IP address<\/a> for running an <a href=\"\/support\/website\/ssl\/what-is-ssl-and-why-is-it-important\/\">SSL certificate<\/a>, then so long as your server move is going to be on the same coast your account&#8217;s IP address shouldn&#8217;t update. 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Because your account&#8217;s IP address didn&#8217;t change there would be no DNS propagation period that you have to worry about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next guide, we&#8217;ll explain what to do if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/my-account-has-been-moved-to-another-server\/\">Your Account has been moved to another server<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"jumbotron\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Reliable Shared Hosting for Growing Businesses<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Get the performance your business website demands with NVMe SSD storage, industry-standard cPanel management, and direct access to hosting experts whenever you need assistance.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Free Website Migration &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>24\/7 Human Support &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>100% Money-Back Guarantee<\/p>\r\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/shared-hosting?mktgp=t&irgwc=1&affiliates=5001860&utm_campaign=Jumbotron&utm_source=supportcenter&utm_medium=cta&utm_term=shared-cta2\">Shared Hosting<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss the basic process of an account migration or move from one server to another. 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