This tutorial is a follow-up to Webhosting - Basic Automatic Data Migration and assumes knowledge of the basic procedures described therein.
In this article you will learn:
- Under what circumstances to use expert automatic migration
- How to perform automatic migration in expert mode
- Common problems
- Frequently Asked Questions
Expert mode for automatic migration
You will use the expert mode of automatic migration most often for the following reasons:
- You are migrating a custom web solution with PHP and MySQL/MariaDB databases, or a different content management system than WordPress.
- You want to run the site in a specific folder, subdomain, or as an alias.
- The original web host is located in a specific directory.
- The data entered in basic mode is not sufficient to complete the migration correctly.
For detailed instructions on how to migrate a site as a webhost alias, see the article Webhosting - Separate Sites for Aliases.
Perform migration in expert mode
Switch to expert mode using the Expert mode control in the automatic site migration interface on the web host.
Expert mode gives you access to the following detailed settings:
Target component (type) of migration
In expert mode, you can choose whether to migrate to the root directory of the site (the www folder) or a subfolder for the domain (www/domains/domena.tld, where domain.tld is the domain name of the migrated site).
If you want to migrate the site as an alias web host, choose the second option.
FTP and MySQL
Always specify FTP accesses. In addition to the mandatory information required by basic automatic migration, you can change the port here (if you are using SFTP) and specify an alternate path to the files you want to migrate.
If your website uses a database, enter the access data to the corresponding MySQL/MariaDB. Similar to FTP accesses, these will be provided by the current operator or can be found in the site configuration files.
For websites using the WordPress content management system, you don't need to enter the database information, the script will automatically read it from the configuration file.
Location on WEDOS web hosting
Use this option when you enable Migrate to subfolder for the specified domain. Here you can set a specific subdomain, domain (alias) and any folder on the domain or subdomain where the site will be migrated.
Common problems
The following problems can occur during expert migration:
Database connection error
A problem: After migrating the site, the database is not connected.
Cause: The migration script does not interfere with the configuration files of content management systems or other applications, with the exception of WordPress.
Solution: Locate the configuration system of the content management system and update the database login credentials. You can get them from the email about setting it up, or change them according to the Webhosting - Database instructions. For instructions on how to access the database configuration of common content management systems, see this community article ⧉.
Failure to migrate
Problem: Migration in normal and expert mode ends with an error.
Solution: Send a description of your problem via the form ⧉. Include the name of the site and ideally attach screenshots ⧉ with error messages or a broken site.
Do not send your login details until customer support requests them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I migrate a website with MS-SQL database?
No, Webhosting only supports MariaDB and MySQL database solutions. If you encounter a compatibility issue with these database systems (high/low MySQL/MariaDB versions), please contact customer support. Please provide the name of the web host and the demand of the specific database version that your site requires for a successful migration.