Website Migration

A: The web site migration service provided by 1-2-3 Island Hosting is totally free and consists of moving all your web files, databases and e–mails from your current hosting provider to your brand new hosting account with us. We will also revise all the configuration settings necessary for your sites to be fully functional on our avant–garde cloud hosting platform.Our techs are completely capable of transferring any type of web site. With years of work experience in this field, they’re experts in the inner workings of our cloud hosting platform, our Control Panel and all other commonly used Control Panels. For them, transferring a custom application with lots of custom libraries is as elementary as moving a plain WordPress–based blog.

A: While we can’t give you a precise time window, because there are lots of variables, including the physical size of the files and databases, the location of the present host’s server, the complexity of your website and the present workload of our Website Migration Department, etc., we will do our best to transfer your web site within 48 hours, and in certain cases – within 24 hours (if the website content is not large).

A: We’ll need the login details for your current hosting provider’s Control Panel and the web site’s name (domain name).

A: In order for us to start the migration of your hosting account, you must already have an account with us. Opening an account with us will require that you to disclose literally the same information you have given to your current web host. We’ve also got an extremely rigorous Privacy Policy, which describes how private data is dealt with.

A: While we migrate your website, it will be available both in your hosting account with us and in your account with your former hosting provider. Once the transfer is complete, we will make certain that everything is functioning correctly and that the integrity of your data is not jeopardized prior to informing you that the migration is over. After that, we’ll tell you how to transfer the domain name to your hosting account with us and how to edit your DNS records.

A: No. We’ll never contact your hosting provider about anything at all. They won’t be aware of the website migration either.

A: We support all Linux–based hosting platforms. Essentially, if we can obtain access to your Control Panel, we will be able to migrate your site.The only platforms that we do not support are closed–source web site creation platforms like Wix, BaseKit, Jimdo, Website Tonight, Four Square, Mr Site, etc.