shifting the web hosting.
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:03 am
hi.. everyone.
firstly i want to infrom you that my website will get about 10,000 unique visitors per day all over the world..
i am need to shift shifting my website along with my database to new hosting company (on to new server).
so.. from my googling. i found these are the steps.
1. login with your domain name registration account and change the IP address for your domain name.
2. shift all your web hosting(scripts,pages,files and everything) from your old server to new one.
3. import the database also.
4. wait for 16-18 hrs (before it used to be 2-3 days) for dns propagation.
5. then you are done.
but i have few doubts regarding this.
domain name is just an alternative for ip address.
i mean instead of domain name if i use ip address in my browser.
my browser wont look up the dns. and directly contact the given ip.
exampe: http://www.google.com/ , http://72.14.235.104/
so what i did is just simply shifted my hosted scripts/web pages from the old server to new server.
and instead of using the domain name. i just used the ip address of new server.
i was expecting my website to open but to my surprize it didnt.
its simply showing the server default page"No domain name associated."( you can see here http://69.64.89.18/ )
can any one tell me why? am i wrong?
can some one experienced tell me. how much time exactly it takes for DNS propagation.
because... my website will be down for that period.
i asked one guy he told that his experience was it took one and half week. is it true????
(he tested this by asking his friends in different countries to open website)
i have no practical experience. but from my theoritical knowledge.
if i change the server. i mean if i shift the scripts.
during the DNS propagation period if some one visits the website.
then his nearest dns server will the record of my old server. so, he should be taken to the old server.
if the webpages are not available he should get the 404 error.
i am planning not to remove the scripts from old server.
so.. i shouldnot have any problem during this DNS propogation period.
firstly i want to infrom you that my website will get about 10,000 unique visitors per day all over the world..
i am need to shift shifting my website along with my database to new hosting company (on to new server).
so.. from my googling. i found these are the steps.
1. login with your domain name registration account and change the IP address for your domain name.
2. shift all your web hosting(scripts,pages,files and everything) from your old server to new one.
3. import the database also.
4. wait for 16-18 hrs (before it used to be 2-3 days) for dns propagation.
5. then you are done.
but i have few doubts regarding this.
domain name is just an alternative for ip address.
i mean instead of domain name if i use ip address in my browser.
my browser wont look up the dns. and directly contact the given ip.
exampe: http://www.google.com/ , http://72.14.235.104/
so what i did is just simply shifted my hosted scripts/web pages from the old server to new server.
and instead of using the domain name. i just used the ip address of new server.
i was expecting my website to open but to my surprize it didnt.
its simply showing the server default page"No domain name associated."( you can see here http://69.64.89.18/ )
can any one tell me why? am i wrong?
can some one experienced tell me. how much time exactly it takes for DNS propagation.
because... my website will be down for that period.
i asked one guy he told that his experience was it took one and half week. is it true????
(he tested this by asking his friends in different countries to open website)
i have no practical experience. but from my theoritical knowledge.
if i change the server. i mean if i shift the scripts.
during the DNS propagation period if some one visits the website.
then his nearest dns server will the record of my old server. so, he should be taken to the old server.
if the webpages are not available he should get the 404 error.
i am planning not to remove the scripts from old server.
so.. i shouldnot have any problem during this DNS propogation period.