Ying and Niq's Niche

Yingniqniche was self-hosted for almost 2 years using a free hosting plan. I had several problems – occasional server downs, and Akismet spam filtering problem. Akismet requires TCP connection but the free hosting plan disables socket connection due to security reasons. Since my domain needs to be renewed, I decided to try a paid hosting service with more features. I came across one offering USD1.00 per month, 200GB storage space, unlimited bandwidth, 1 website. Here are the steps how to transfer your domain to a new server.

1. Backup your wp-content folder.
2. Backup your sql database.
3. Buy new hosting plan with transfer domain.
4. Request EPP Transfer Authorization Code from your current host.
5. Request for domain transfer from new host (make sure your domain does not expire in the next 30 days). This will take a couple of days. You will see your site go blank.
6. Login to cpanel file manager.
7. Update wp-content from your backup.
8. Import sql database using phpmyadmin.
9. Test your website.