WordPress and WooCommerce
Check themes, plugins, PHP compatibility, uploads and the final database. Protect new orders during the changeover.
Plan an ecommerce moveGiraffe Hosting
Website Migration to Giraffe Hosting
Move your website with a plan for files, databases, DNS and business email. Start with a free review of the current setup and the hosting you need.
A carefully planned move
Tell us about your current website and email. We’ll help you choose a destination, agree the migration work and plan a suitable time for the move.
Start with a free hosting review. We’ll confirm whether your migration is covered by our free service and explain any additional work before you commit.
A migration plan in five stages
- Inventory: identify websites, databases, domains, email providers, scheduled tasks, SSL and external integrations.
- Prepare: choose the plan, take independent backups and arrange temporary access using a secure method.
- Copy and test: review the destination using a temporary address or local hosts-file preview, including forms, redirects and payment callbacks.
- Switch carefully: preserve DNS records, schedule the final data copy and account for changes made during the move.
- Verify and monitor: check HTTPS, email, orders, logs and crawl behaviour before retiring the old service.
Different moves need different checks
Website DNS and email
Move the website while preserving external mail delivery, or agree a separate mailbox migration.
Connect a domain safely
Custom apps and VPS
Document the server stack, services, data stores and recovery plan. A self-managed VPS needs an administrator.
Review Linux VPS responsibilitiesStart with your website address
Send your website address, current host and any deadline for the move. Let us know about business email, bookings or online payments so we can plan around the services you rely on. We’ll arrange secure access when it’s needed.
Customer migration stories
Schools Of Kung Fu
A move from Heart Internet brought faster loading and stronger search visibility.
Read the migration story
Barkers of Croydon
Better website performance after moving from Local Hosting Company.
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More customer moves
Explore Future Day and Eternal Spring Institute’s migration stories.
See all customer storiesQuestions before you choose
Can you guarantee no downtime?
A planned move can reduce disruption, but DNS propagation, source access and application behaviour vary. Agree the change window, verification steps and rollback plan before the move.
Must I transfer my domain to move hosting?
No. You can keep your registrar and point the relevant DNS records to the new hosting. Domain registration can be transferred separately.
Should I cancel the old host first?
Keep the source service available until the destination, DNS and email have been checked and your backup is secured.
