Site died, need advice on getting back up and running again.

Hi guys,

My site is totally dead so I need to move to a new host and try and repair what I can. I have a backup from about 2 weeks ago, which I will be wanting to restore along with some additional info from the semi-deleted database on the current server.

I have got a new host lined up, but it is a windows server instead of the linux one that I am used to (not that I ever did anything technical with it though). However, my domain is registered through my host and I cannot control the name servers while it is with them.

So, what I need to know is

1. Who is a good place to transfer my domain name to so that I can change the nameservers to the new host?
2. What is the best way to import the database (151MB)?
3. Anything else that I might need to know about windows servers.

I'm wanting to get the wheels in motion sooner rather than later then I can get the domain transfer started so that I can have as little downtime as possible.

I've not had to do a server move or anything before so I'm a complete n00b to this.

[Neo_Angelo]

Originally Posted by Zachery

Domains@godaddy.com == good;
hosting@godaddy.com == very very very bad;

Agreed. Go daddy is pretty good for domain names but for hosting, steer well away.

may i suggest next time you look for hosting peter you might want to try Streamline.net since you have full control of domains bought from them and they offer very good hosting plans.

and good luck with your move!