E-commerce sites

[Bubzeebub]

If you are hosting your site with one hosting company and want to move it to a different host are there any changes that need to be made?

[blaze]

You have to

- move your files (config, images, html, cgi, php, etc) over
- potentially re-install software packages (mysql / php / shopping cart software / etc) or upgrade
- ensure that all your data is added to new databases
- make sure your email will be handled if you are hosting with your old provider.
- switch your dns to point the domain to the new ip address

Depending on the complexity of what you have, there could be a lot more.

[JonR28]

like your SSL cert... make sure thats still workin.

[bunltd]

It depends. :) Since you mention e-commerce:

• Is there shopping cart software involved?
  
• What requirements if any does the shopping cart have for credit card processing? (like SSL, special modules, software, scripts) These things will have to be moved, installed or reconfigured depending on the differences between hosts.
  
• Do you have a database, if so what kind? Depending on what kind, your procedure to move this will vary...
  

That's in addition to the usual moving of the site files, setting up the new e-mail, etc. Hope this helps.

LisaB

[Bubzeebub]

thanks