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1. How to Migrate E-mail to cPanel
   We recommend that you do not sync over your e-mail until your DNS has been moved to the new cPanel account. Transferring Files In order to transfer your existing e-mail to cPanel, you will need to be running Dovecot IMAP on your existing account. If your Site Manager account has a shared IP add ...
2. Do I need to move my account from Site Manager to cPanel?
   There is no answer to encompass all WestHost Site Manager accounts. The choice to move is voluntary, and we do not require that certain accounts migrate to the cPanel hosting system. If you would like to move your account, this area of our KnowledgeBase will be dedicated to providing information ...
3. Exporting Miva Merchant v5 Products
   Note: This guide is for Miva Merchant 5. If you are still using MM4, please see the correct guide here. 1) Log into Miva Merchant Admin. The URL should be in this format: yourdomain.com/mm5/admin.mvc 2) On the left side, expand the “Utilities” option., and choose “Exp ...
4. Exporting Miva Merchant v4 Products
   Note: This guide is for Miva Merchant 4. Please see the Miva Merchant 5 guide here. For clients moving away from the Miva Merchant eCommerce option, this guide has some general steps for getting the data exported from Miva Merchant. The data can then be imported to other tools like Zen Cart or P ...
5. Export Miva Merchant Customers
   With MIVA Merchant you can export customer data to a flat file — a plain-text file containing set types of data separated by a tab or text character. You can edit this file in any text editor or import it into a spreadsheet. Use the data elsewhere or edit it and import the results back int ...
6. Export Miva Merchant Affiliates
   With Miva Merchant 5 you can export affiliate information to a flat file - a plain-text file containing set types of data, separated by a tab or text character. You can edit this file in any text editor, or import it into a spreadsheet. Use the data elsewhere, or edit it and import the results ...
7. FileZilla FTP Basics
   This article is for cPanel Accounts. Determine where your account is with this guide. You can use an FTP client or program like Fetch, FileZilla, ws_ftp, etc. to connect to your account using FTP protocol. This allows you to transfer file quickly from your computer to the server. If you do not a ...
8. Moving MySQL Databases
   The best method to move MySQL databases is to export them from your PHPMyAdmin tool. If this is not already installed, you can do so through Site Manager >> Install & Manage. The tool is accessible with your Site Manager user name and password through yourdomain.com/pma/ You wil ...
9. How to Migrate PHP Customizations
   If you have made customizations to your PHP settings in Site Manager, you will want to utilize a local custom php.ini file in your new cPanel account. Please see the related KB article on that. Your Site Manager PHP configuration file is located in /etc/php.ini Make sure that the versions of PHP ...
10. Migrating AWStats 6.95 to cPanel
    The application AWStats is already installed at the server level in cPanel. If you have a lot of log data that you need to include with your move to cPanel, then you will want to migrate the data files for AWStats and copy them over to your cPanel account. AWStats data is stored in /var/lib/awst ...
11. Applications that are NOT available in cPanel Shared
    There are a number of applications that cannot operate in the cPanel shared environment, based upon the nature of that server system. The current list, which is subject to changes and updates, is as follows. Counter 1.1 Dada Mail Darwin Streaming Server FrontPage Extensions 2002 GNU Compiler Co ...
12. Moving Website Files with FileZilla
    THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION If you are looking to migrate the website files from your Site Manager to your cPanel hosting account, this guide will have some great information. This guide is using the FTP client called FileZilla. It is free and available for both Windows and Apple. Get it ...
13. Site Manager Review Guide
    This article is under construction. This is a general overview, not comprehensive. More articles will be written in this area of the KnowledgeBase on specific moves and tips. When reviewing your account for migration, please consider the following steps that will be required to get things workin ...

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