Downloading website from Go Daddy and uploading to FatCat Servers
1. Log in to your Go Daddy account. Navigate to "My Account" and select "My Products" from the dr
2. Create a new folder on your local drive. Do this by clicking the provided "New folder" icon. The java application allows you to browse the files and directories on your computer, so put the new folder where you will easily find it, such as on the desktop.
3. Open the new directory. Use your control key to select all the files and folders shown in the left window. Download them to the new directory by clicking on the arrow button that will become clickable as soon as you select files.
4. Go to the FatCat Servers Client Area. and log in to your account, Next Click on "My Servercies" Then click the "More Info" Icon next to the desired hosting account . Next select "cPanel" from the dropdown menu on the right. cPanel will open in a new window , Click on the "File Manager" link. Select the radio button "Web Root." A new tab will open in your browser. Select "Upload" from the top horizontal navigation menu. Another tab will open with browse buttons for you to find where your website's files are located on your hard drive. Use the "Add Another Upload Box" to create a browse button for each file you need to upload.
5. Click on "Browse" and locate the folder that contains your website downloaded from Go Daddy. Upload each file and arrange them into directories using your FatCat Servers cPanel. They should be organized in the public_html folder just as they appear in the folder on your local drive .
Next transfer the DNS fo FatCat Servers
1. Return to your Go Daddy account and locate the domain manager. Find the domain name corresponding to the site you are moving and click the "Launch Dashboard" icon. From the dashboard, click the "Nameservers" icon and enter the nameservers in the provided fields that FatCat Servers gave you when you signed up for your account. They can be found in the welcome email you received or on the left-hand site of your FatCat Servers cPanel. When you have entered the FatCat Servers nameservers, click "OK."
2. Check that your site is working correctly. It can take up to 48 hours for the new nameservers to propagate but is usually just a few hours, as DNS servers across the Internet need to update. While propagation is taking place, your website may be temporarily unavailable.
3. Confirm your website is working. When you see your is site back online, confirm you are seeing it on FatCat Servers and not as a cached page by making a small change to one of your pages and uploading it. When you see the change after refreshing your browser window, you will know the site is fully-functioning on FatCat Servers. We reccommend waiting 3 days after transfer before canceling at Go Daddy to prevent downtime - turn in a support ticket to have us confirm website is working properly if you are unsure.
4. Go back to your Go Daddy account dashboard and find the products section, located beneath the domain manager. Select the package corresponding to the hosting you have just transferred; it will be identifiable by the domain name. Click on the name, and a three-tabbed window will open. Click the second "Edit Account Details" tab. Look for the link that says "Cancel this Account," which is located after an option to upgrade your hosting plan. Performing this action will not delete your entire Go Daddy account but will terminate your subscription for the hosting plan that was providing a space for website you have transferred to FatCat Servers.
