How to Migrate a Website to RX-NAME.NET Hosting

3 months ago
nikolay
2 minutes

Transferring the site to RX-name hosting

🔧 Step 1: Preparation

Before starting, make sure you have:

  • A website archive (in .zip, .tar.gz, or similar format).
  • A database dump (if your site uses a database).
  • Access to the Plesk control panel.
  • A domain linked to your hosting.

📂 Step 2: Upload Website Files

  1. Log in to the Plesk hosting panel and go to “Websites & Domains”.
  2. Select the desired domain and click “File Manager”.
  3. Open the httpdocs folder — this is the root directory of your site.
  4. Click “Upload” and select the archive with your site files.
  5. After uploading, click the archive and choose “Extract Files”.
  6. Make sure the files are directly in httpdocs, not in a subfolder. If they are in a subfolder, move them to httpdocs.

🗄 Step 3: Import the Database (if needed)

  1. In Plesk, go to “Databases”.
  2. Click “Add Database”, enter its name, and create a user with a password.

  3. After creating the database, click phpMyAdmin next to it.
  4. In phpMyAdmin, select the database, go to the “Import” tab, upload the dump file, and click Go.

⚙️ Step 4: Configure Your Website

  1. In the uploaded files, locate the configuration file (e.g., config.php, .env, or wp-config.php).
  2. Update the database connection settings:
    • Database name
    • Username
    • Password
    • Host (usually localhost)

Example of configuration for WordPress:

🌐 Step 5: Check and Launch the Website

  1. Make sure the domain is linked to the hosting and the DNS records are updated.
  2. Open a browser and navigate to your domain.
  3. Verify that the website loads correctly and works without errors.

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