The process is made ridiculous by the upstream hosts, who have not only removed the backup option, but yesterday they had my home IP blocked, and today I have no access to Cpanel’s phpMyAdmin, which I would otherwise use to retrieve databases.

Once we’re all backed-up (one way or t’other), I upload the files to the new site (kind of like putting a copy of your furniture and belongings into a new apartment for you), hook everything up, and then as the last step, we flip the “addressing” switch, or DNS settings for each domain through the registrar.

For most folks, this will be a seamless process, wherein your site will look and behave as it did before (but without the wonky DNS issues), and your login details will not have changed. You might not even see a second’s down time.

For folks who manage some functions of their own site, I’ll be contacting you and letting you what to do.

Sorry for the upset, folks. I don’t know why the old host started withholding services, but you can bet I’ll be chasing them for a refund once I’ve made the move.

- Elaine

Woo hoo, lookit that server run!