How to Transfer a Website From One Host to Another
- 1). Log in to the current host control panel. Verify or update the "whois" information.
- 2). Unlock the domain name panel and copy the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) authorization code for later use at your new host.
- 3). Request to have your name servers changed to point to your new host.
- 4). Create an account with a new host where you wish to transfer the domain.
- 5). Select the option to register a new domain name to your shopping cart and complete the payment information.
- 6). Go to your new host control panel. From the domain manger options, enter the EPP authorization code.
- 7). Allow 12 to 48 hours for domain registry to complete; however, the process usually takes 5 to 7 days. Requesting to have the name servers point to your new host, unlocking the domain name panel and supplying the EPP code to your new host expedites the process. Otherwise, your new host would have to contact the old host to initiate this process which requires expressed permission.