How to Switch Web Hosting Providers

1. Make sure you have a full working copy of your web site files, databases, cgi scripts, etc. stored on your computer. Additionally, download or record any pertinent email address settings, passwords, log file data, statistic reports, etc.

2. Sign up for your new SpiderWeave.com web hosting plan. Save and print your "Welcome Letter".

3. Using your new IP address; upload (FTP) your web site files to your new account, install and configure any databases, scripts, etc. Setup your email accounts.

4. Modify your domain name with SpiderWeave.com's Name Servers, and Technical Contact information. To ensure that there is no errors copy and past the below name servers into your domain registrar's changes area.

Primary Name Server:	NS.SPIDERWEAVE.COM
Primary IP Address:	208.56.40.42
Secondary Name Server:	NS2.SPIDERWEAVE.COM
Secondary IP Address:	208.56.127.177

Name Servers for cPanel Accounts

Primary Name Server:	NS1.SPIDERWEAVE.US
Secondary Name Server:	NS2.SPIDERWEAVE.US

5. Cancel service with your previous host provider. Make sure they remove your domain name from their DNS servers. (if you continue to get dial-up service from the same provider wait 24 hours before expecting to see your domain and email working correctly with SpiderWeave.com)

6. Double-check the email settings in your email software to make sure your settings work with the new service. (your mail server entries should read something similar to:Outgoing SMTP server = yourfulldomain.com
Incoming POP3 mail server = mail.yourfulldomain.com

7. Enjoy reliable, and fast hosting service from SpiderWeave.com.