Web Log Costa Blanca

I have just moved a client’s Web site from another hosting provider to Web Costa Blanca. This is a standard hosting service which we are happy to provide for anyone who wants the job done professionally, or hasn’t the time to do it themselves.

If you have an FTP client, the job is fairly straightforward.

1. Copy all the files from the old site to your local hard disc.
2. Set the site up on the new server. (This job has to be done by the new hosting provider.)
3. Copy all the files from your local hard disc to the new site.
4. Change the nameservers for the site’s domain name from those which served the old hosting provider to those which serve the new hosting provider.

There is, however, one tiny snag. You call the site up in your browser by using the domain name. How will you know if you are seeing the files on the new site—or still seeing those on the old site?

Most people probably keep checking a WHOIS site on the Web—and there are plenty of them. But there is an easier way, which takes a few seconds and has no effect on the site.

While the files are sitting on your local hard disc (before step 3 above) add a brief comment to the main index file—such as <– Web Costa Blanca version –> or <– Hosted on Web Costa Blanca –>. When you call up the site, check the page source. If you don’t see the comment, the site is still on the old servers. If you do, it’s moved!

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