How to switch hosting companies To switch from one host to another can be very complicated and can cause lots of downtime. Following these steps will ensure that you have no downtime at all.

1. First you have to find a new host that you like and join them. DO NOT cancel your other hosting, and don't tell them that you will be canceling. For the time being you switching host needs to be kept a secret from them, or they could terminate your site early and cause downtime.

2. At this point you should have hosting accounts with two hosting providers the old and the new one. You will now upload your entire site from the old host to the new one. This can be done by connecting to their ftp and downloading all your files. Then connecting to the new hosts ftp and uploading all your files. If you choose to make us your new host we will transfer your entire site over free of charge!

3. After you have all your files on both hosting accounts you will change your domain names DNS. Your new host should have provided you with their domain name servers (DNS). If they haven't contact them to find out what DNS you should use for your domain name.

DNS usually looks like this:
ns1.thehostsnames.com or ours ns1.tmzhosting.com
ns2.thehostsnames.com or ours ns2.tmzhosting.com

**The above nameservers are samples. Please contact us if you want to know your servers NS**

Once you know what dns to use on your domain name you will go to wherever you purchased the domain name from to make the changes. If you have any questions or have any problems TmzHosting will be glad to help you out.

4. Once your dns changes have been made you will need to wait two days before your site will load off the new host. During this two day period your DNS is propagating world wide, and your site will be bouncing from the old host to the new host every other minute randomly. Once the two days is up your site will only be loading off the new host.

5. 48 hours should have passed now since you have updated your dns. If it has you will now contact your host you were moving from and cancel your account with them.

If you completed all the above steps you have successfully switched hosts, with no downtime at all!