Step 1: Generate Backup In cPanel
Before getting started, you need to create backups in cPanel by navigating to Files → Backup. You will need to have a full account backup. So, hit the ‘Download a Full Account Backup’ button.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.Here, you will see if you have any previous backups available. Plus, you can also generate a new full backup file. Choose one of the backup destination options and provide your email address if you want a notification to your email once the backup is ready. You can also choose not to get an email notification. Once done, hit the ‘Generate Backup’ button below.
[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.Now, you are all set to generate and collect API tokens from cPanel to start migrating.
Step 2: Collect API Tokens From cPanel
To create and collect API tokens in cPanel for performing the migration process, log in to your cPanel account dashboard and navigate to Security → Manage API Tokens.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.Now, you need to create a new token by tapping the ‘Create’ button. Provide a token name, choose whether you want to set an expiry date, and tap the ‘Create’ button.
[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.The API token will be generated instantly. Copy the API token and save it for later purposes. Once done, press the ‘Yes, I Saved My Token’ option.
Step 3: Migrate Sites From cPanel To ORIV
Log in to your ORIV account and open your server where you want to migrate sites from cPanel. Now, hit the ‘+New Site’ to add a new site. On the next screen, select the ‘Migrate Full Server’ option.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.At ORIV, you will have two options for migrating sites from cPanel:
- cPanel API
- Upload the Full Backup File
[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.Select the ‘cPanel API’ option. Then, input cPanel username, cPanel API key you collected, and cPanel host.
[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.You will find the cPanel username on the cPanel dashboard, as shown below. Also, the host can be found in the web page URL along with the port.
[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.Now, after providing this data, hit the ‘Fetch Existing Backups’ button. You will now see a list of existing backups. Select the one you need, and hit the ‘Next’ button.
[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.
Step 4: Select Your Sites
On the next screen, you will need to select sites from the available ones. If you select all, all your WordPress sites will be selected. You can also choose individual sites. Once done, hit the ‘Next’ button.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.
Step 5: Select Domains & Start Migration
Here, you can choose to make domains either staging or live. However, you can change it to live sites later. So, we recommend making your sites as staging for now in this step. Now, go ‘Next’.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.Now, on the next screen, you will see an overview of all the details of your actions regarding to the sites. You can edit the details for individual sites here. Once done and you are ready to migrate sites, hit the ‘Start’ button. Your migration may take a few minutes to complete, depending on your site settings and file size. That is how easily you can migrate sites from cPanel to managed hosting at ORIV. Still stuck? Contact our support team for any of your queries.