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Transfer web data to Infomaniak
This guide explains how to transfer to Infomaniak web data (site, FTP, databases) currently hosted elsewhere, e.g., with a competitor.
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Prerequisites
- have an Infomaniak web hosting (request it if necessary)
- add a blank website to the Infomaniak hosting
Specific Guides
Click the link corresponding to the data to transfer:
Guides for Any Other Host
To recover any other site, follow the procedure below.
1. Recover Web Data
a. HTML, PHP files, etc. via FTP
To retrieve web data to your hard drive, connect via FTP using a free FTP software/client like Filezilla. You will need the host's server address, username, and FTP password.
- open an FTP software/client like Filezilla
- connect to the server with the FTP information
- download the files corresponding to your site to your hard drive
b. Export MySQL databases
Unless your site is static and only HTML, a dynamic site usually requires databases that need to be exported from their management interface, usually PHPmyAdmin:
- connect to the Control Panel of your current provider using a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- access PHPMyAdmin
- connect to the server with the MySQL information
- click on Export to configure the database export and then download your SQL data to your hard drive
2. Upload Web Data to Infomaniak
a. HTML, PHP files, etc. via FTP
Access Infomaniak web hosting and activate the FTP section:
- connect to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) using a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- click on the icon in the top right of the interface (or navigate via the left sidebar menu, for example)
- select Hosting (Web & Domain universe)
- click directly on the name of the relevant hosting in the table that appears
- click on FTP / SSH in the left sidebar menu
- click the Add button to create a new FTP / SSH account
- open an FTP software/client like Filezilla
- connect to the Infomaniak server with the FTP information obtained in point 6 above
- transfer the files from the hard drive (obtained in point 1.a.2) to the server in the folder corresponding to your Infomaniak site
b. Import MySQL databases
Access Infomaniak web hosting and activate the MySQL section:
- connect to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) using a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- click on the icon in the top right of the interface (or navigate via the left sidebar menu, for example)
- select Hosting (Web & Domain universe)
- click directly on the name of the relevant hosting in the table that appears
- click on Databases in the left sidebar menu
- click on the Add button
- enter a database name after the prefix already provided
- check the box to Create an associated user
- enter a username after the prefix already provided
- enter a password
- click Confirm
- click the blue Import button
- click Select a file
- select the SQL files from the hard drive (obtained in point 1.b.4)
- choose as the destination the database created in point 7 above
- click the blue Import button
c. Adjust the site for the new infrastructure
If you use an application like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, or any other web application (ownCloud, phpBB, etc.) that uses a database, adjust the following information in the appropriate configuration file according to the information available in the Manager to get your site working:
- the database name
- the database server
- the username that accesses the database
- the password for the username that accesses the database
Guides for adjusting the configuration file: WordPress and Joomla
Learn More
- recreate an editable website without recovering your data
- ensure the domain correctly directs traffic to Infomaniak
- switching hosts to Infomaniak