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These are usually covered before you ordered the hosting account with the new hosts. However, sometimes your host has removed them or hasn’t even installed it yet.
It isn’t only good practice, but, it is common to inform your clients and visitors about the server move that is fixing to take place. For example, if you run an online store, this will assure customers that if you have experienced downtime, you HAVE NOT ran off with their money. Be sure that you give an alternate e-mail address so that you’re not losing any e-mails amidst the move. We all hate the idea of downtime, but, we must face reality, it DOES happen. In the case that there is any downtime during the move, be sure everyone is kept up-to-date during as well as after the downtime period. If you operate a large website, you will find this to help you out, as visitors can let you know which sections of the websites are working properly.
Make sure that the move is scheduled at a low-traffic period. Back up once more before the move so that you have all of the latest data. First, start by creating or copying your custom error pages onto the new host server. Insert a small note that tells about the move. You will always be able to remove that note once the move is complete. You need to upload the most visible parts of the website first. For example, the main pages are the most visible parts that visitors look at on a frequent basis. Now, after you have uploaded those parts, you can move on to the less-critical parts of your website.
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