Step 1: back up everything
Download your files, databases and email before you change anything.
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How to move your website to a new hosting provider without losing data
To move your website without losing data, take a full backup, copy files, databases and email to the new host, test the copy on a preview link, then switch your domain's DNS. Keep the old hosting active until everything works on the new server.
Published 21 October 2026 7 min read
Step 2: copy the site to the new host
Use a cPanel backup, a migration plugin for WordPress, or ask the new host to do it. Ayuni Host moves your site for free.
Step 3: move email carefully
Create the same mailboxes on the new host and copy old messages across, so nothing is lost when DNS changes.
Let us move your website for free
We copy your site and email, you preview it, then we switch with no downtime.
Step 4: test before switching
Check pages, forms, logins and checkout on a preview link.
Step 5: switch DNS and keep the old host briefly
Update your nameservers. Changes spread within hours; keep the old plan active for a few days as a safety net.
Frequently asked questions
- Will my website go offline during migration?
- No, if you test first and only switch DNS once the new copy works.
- Is website migration free at Ayuni Host?
- Yes. We move your website and email for free.
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