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Migration Quickstart Guide
Read our brief quick-start guide, a tutorial on how to get the most out of our plugin. Helping you to migrate your site very easily.
Introduction
All cPanel, FTP and Database details used in this guide, have been used only for demonstration purposes. Please do not try to use any of these details to test a migration.

This guide has been created to show you how to get the most out of Transferito. Once you know how to use our plugin, it's the easiest way to migrate your WordPress website to a new destination.

There are two main parts to the guide. The cPanel Migration Method and the FTP Migration Method.

Our aim; by the end of this guide is to familiarise you with Transferito. We'll briefly touch on the basic features needed to successfully complete a migration.

If you don't want to read the article, watch the short 2 minute video tutorial below.

Fastest way to migrate

I know I said this guide would be brief but bear with me for a minute. In order to explain this properly. We need a tiny bit of context. Most web hosting companies use a dashboard to enable users to manage their web hosting accounts. The industry leader is called cPanel and it is extremely popular with WordPress web hosts.

We've developed a seamless integration with cPanel, helping you to migrate your WordPress website quicker and easier than ever.

How do I know if my web host uses cPanel? Use the cPanel checker below.

If you want to migrate the following sites:

From your website URL https://my-luxury-fashion.com to the new URL https://famous-fashion.com

Current Server URL: https://my-luxury-fashion.com
Destination Server URL: https://famous-fashion.com
cPanel Site Checker

To check whether you can take advantage of our superfast migrations. Enter your Destination Server URL in the input field below and click on the "Check My Website" button

If your website opens up in a new tab with the cPanel logo. Then your website uses cPanel.

The is the cPanel default login page

Cpanel Migration Method

Before you can start your migration you need to have your cPanel login details. The next section will show you how to find those details.

This is the Transferito cPanel Login page in the plugin

To migrate you'll need:

Getting your cPanel details
We do not store your cPanel login details.

When you sign up for your web hosting account your host may have provided you with important login information in your welcome email such as:

If they haven't provided you with your cPanel login details in your welcome email. You will need to access your cPanel dashboard in order to get your details.

Step 1. Login to your hosting account
Step 2. Click on the advanced - menu item at the bottom left hand side of the page.

Clicking on the advanced menu item will take you to the cPanel dashboard

Step 3. You are now in your cPanel dashboard

Welcome to the cPanel dashboard. You will be able to manage everything about your hosting account.

Unable to find your cPanel dashboard? Contact your web hosting provider. They should be able to point you in the right direction. If they can’t help you, contact us and we’ll be more than happy to help .
Getting your cPanel Username

Your cPanel username IS NOT the same as your hosting login username.

This is where you find your cPanel username

** Make a note of your username. You'll need this later on to process your migration.

Getting your cPanel API Token

An API token is very similar to a password. It is usually a combination of numbers and letters. Some of the benefits of cPanel API tokens are:

To create an API token for Transferito - type "Manage API Tokens"

Click on the Manage API Tokens link to create your API Token

Once you are on the API token page - Name the API token we have named our token "TransferitoToken"

Click on the create button to create your API token

** Again, make a note of your API token. You'll need this later on to process your migration.

Migrating using your cPanel Login Details
If your Current Server URL and your Destination Server URL are the same. Please skip this section and go directly to the next section "Same URL cPanel Migrations".

If you want to migrate the following sites:

From your website URL https://my-luxury-fashion.com to the new URL https://famous-fashion.com

Current Server URL: https://my-luxury-fashion.com
Destination Server URL: https://famous-fashion.com

Enter your Destination Server URL - into the input field

Click on the NEXT STEP button to proceed to the Transferito cPanel login page

Transferito redirects you to this page after you've entered your "Destination Server URL"

Transferito cPanel Login Page

If you are using your hosting password. Enter your username and password
Click the "NEXT STEP" button

If your details are correct, you will proceed to the select URL page

Once you've submitted your correct cPanel details. You'll be presented with a page that will ask you which url you want to migrate to. Select the correct one.

Click on the START MIGRATION button

Congratulations!!
You've used the correct details and you're all good to go.

In progress migration

Just sit back and relax and wait for your migration to complete.

Same URL cPanel Migrations
This section only applies to you if you want to migrate your site to a new web host but with the same URL

If you want to migrate the following sites:

From your website URL https://famous-fashion.com to the new URL https://famous-fashion.com

Current Server URL: https://famous-fashion.com
Destination Server URL: https://famous-fashion.com

There are occasions when you may need to move your website from one web host to another but your website URL is not going to change.

When this happens:
You will need to create a temporary URL. So that we can access your site.


Let's go back to the cPanel dashboard

Make a note of your username and your IP address

There are two pieces of information needed to create your temporary URL.

To create your temporary URL we'll put these two together
e.g. (ip-address)/~(username)

Enter your temporary URL, your web host may also provide you with one of these

Now, that you've created your temporary URL. You will have to use our FTP Migration Method, please read on to find out how to do this.
FTP Migration Method

If your web host does not use cPanel you can still use Transferito to migrate your WordPress website.

Connecting to your FTP Server

If you want to migrate the following sites:

From your website URL https://my-luxury-fashion.com to the new URL https://famous-fashion.com

Current Server URL: https://my-luxury-fashion.com
Destination Server URL: https://famous-fashion.com

Once you have entered your Destination Server URL into the input field.

Click on the NEXT STEP button

You will be redirected to a page that will ask you to fill out your Destination Server FTP details.

Fill out your SFTP or FTP details and then click on the NEXT STEP button

Finding your FTP Details

What are FTP details?

FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. In its simplest form. FTP is a mechanism used to transfer files from one server to another server. If we use the analogy of moving house, we can further simplify FTP into 5 simple points:

When getting your FTP details - We only want the FTP details of your Destination Server. (Access to the Hew House)

Hosting providers who do not have cPanel. Will provide an alternative dashboard, allowing you to manage your FTP accounts.

Click on the Create new account button to create a new FTP account

Unable to find your FTP accounts? Contact your web hosting provider. They should be able to point you in the right direction. If they can’t help you, contact us and we’ll be more than happy to help .
Your FTP details MAY have been sent to you in a welcome email by your web hosting provider. It's always a good idea to look through your emails, to check if you already have your FTP details.

Your FTP details consist of the following:

When you have your FTP details please make a note of them.

Click on the Create new account button to create a new FTP account

Sometimes FTP is called SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), if you see this. Please take note of the FTP Port.
Finding your FTP Path

Your FTP Path is an extremely important piece of information in the migration process. Transferito uses the FTP Path to identify the correct folder to install your site. If you have supplied an incorrect FTP Path during your migration. Transferito will display an error message to let you know that your path is incorrect.

Your FTP Path or your directory is normally associated with your newly created FTP account

Directory Selector

The Directory Selector allows Transferito to navigate through your server's directories to find the relevant directory needed to install your WordPress site.

Using the Directory Selector

Once you have successfully connected your Destination Server using your FTP details. You will be directed to the screen with the directory selector. The directory selector will search through your server to find the correct WordPress installation directory.

Click on the Select Directory button and then the NEXT STEP button

If this happens click the "Select Directory" button an then the "Next" button. This will select the correct directory needed to install your WordPress site.

You may need to use the Directory Selector to browse your folder structure.
Database

The database is a very important part of the Transferito migration process because it stores all the data associated with your WordPress site.

Connecting to your Database

Fill in your Database Details

We have at this point:

  1. Entered your Destination Server URL
  2. Connected to your Destination Server via FTP
  3. Selected the correct directory

All we need now, is to use the correct database details before we process your migration.

Your Database details MAY have been sent to you in a welcome email by your web hosting provider. It's always a good idea to look through your emails to check, if you already have your Database details.
If you can not find your Database details in your welcome email or need to create another Database. Please read on to the next section.
Creating your Database Details
When creating your Database details - We only want the Database details of your Destination Server

This varies depending on your web hosts dashboard. You should be able to look for an icon that looks like a database or a section that mentions databases.

Manage your databases

Once you click on the database icon you will be able to create the following;

A Database,
A Database User
A Database Password

Unable to find your Databases within your hosting dashboard? Contact your web hosting provider. They should be able to point you in the right direction. If they can’t help you, contact us and we’ll be more than happy to help .
Using your Database Details

Once your database details have been created, you should have these three pieces of information.

Sometimes you will have additional database information with your database details:

Your input of your Database Details should look like the screenshot below.

Entering your complete Database details using the default Database Host - localhost

Connecting to a Database Port

Sometimes your web host will provide you with a different Database Port to connect to. If this is the case, you should add the port at the end of your Database Host.

eg.

The way to connect to this Database using a custom port is to do the follow, please refer to the line below.

(Database Host):(Database Port) becomes
mysql2.connect.mywebhostingcompany.com:3177

Entering your complete Database details using a different Database Host and different Database Port

Completing your Migration

Click on the Start Migration button.

Once your migration has started, you'll be presented with the migration progress screen. Just sit back and wait and let Transferito do its magic.