Moving Websites
30 Mar 2011 No Comments
If you ever want a challenging and frustrating experience try moving a dozen or so websites from one server to another. But not so fast. These have to be sites you did not develop yourself. A few will be simple straight up html sites but most will be coded in some cms or even be flash based. The cms sites could be wordpress or moveable type or the rare “open realty” platform. Most will have database backends that you also have to move. File permissions will mysteriously change and sites that should move easily will often not even show up in the browser once moved.
But despite all this it is your job to get these sites moved and working correctly on their new server home. You will have to use google extenselvely and learn from the trials of others who have attempted this foolhardy task. If you feel you just can’t do it or a site is giving you problems and you can’t figure it out, fear not. There is a wonderful service called Website Movers that will do all of this for you. It will cost about $60 a site, but sometimes that is money well spent. Now just convince your boss to spend it.