Note :
The server we are transferring the accounts from : OLD SERVER
The server we are transferring the accounts to : NEW SERVER
PROCESS ON NEW SERVER
1. Login to WHM. Create a main account or use an available account in new server. The main account also setup as nameservers. That account will be used to accept backup file from OLD SERVER. Remember : domain name, main IP address and password of NEW SERVER will be used as a container for OLD SERVER backup file.
PROCESS ON OLD SERVER :
1. Login to cPanel account with a client username and your master password. Choose Admin Layer
2. Choose Backup (Do not use Backup Wizard). Then choose Genereate/Download A Full Backup
3. Select backup destination for Remote FTP Server.
4. Enter you email address for verification.
5. Enter Remote Server : NEW SERVER’s address (you can use domain name or IP Address), Remote User : NEW SERVER’s account (you can use NEW SERVER’s main account. See PROCESS ON NEW SERVER STEP NO. 1), Remote Password : NEW SERVER’s account password, PORT : 21
6. Click Generate Backup. This may take some time to backup files, depending on how large the account is. You will receive an email when it’s complete.
AFTER YOU GET OLD SERVER’s Backup File on NEW SERVER
1. Login to SSH in your NEW SERVER
2. type this :
cd /home/account_name
note : account_name is the account name for OLD SERVER’s account backup files
ls
The list command will make you see the tar file from OLD SERVER.
3. Move the tar file to NEW SERVER’s /home directory with the following command :
mv tar_file_name /home
4. Login to NEW SERVER’s WHM and go to Backup and choose Restore a Full Backup/cpmove file. You should see the OLD SERVER’s file with OLD SERVER’s account username under Possible cpmove archives found.
5. Type in the account name ( I suggested that you should use same account name with OLD SERVER’s account) in text field (Enter username for the account you wish to restore)
6. Click Restore
Additional information : After transfer had completed, checked out every account setup.
Warning : Steps above only use for transfer one account from server to server.
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hey but i have 70GB account to be moved and cpanel says we requires Twice the free space for moving an account to another server…
i have only 40GB space left.. so can i transfer account ? to another server or i need another method ? please help me…
you can’t transfer to another server with that space.
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Sir/Madam,
We need to transfer website from one server to another.
the doubt is how to transfer the emails? please help
That includes email
thanks for the above info. but i have come up to the transfere completion stage, after that when i try to log into my servers cpanel SSH I get a screen that says just the version or some thing and i am not able to type those commands that you have mentioned:
cd /home/account_name
onwards
what could be the problem?
What’s your OS? and your cPanel version?