Check resource requirements<\/b> to ensure that your website can perform optimally on a Web Hosting plan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Review limitations<\/b> of Web Hosting to confirm compatibility (e.g., software compatibility, resource limits).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> Note:<\/b> VPS offers full control and flexibility, while Web Hosting may have restrictions on certain scripts and resource-intensive applications.<\/p>\n<\/div> Connect to Your VPS via SSH:<\/b> \n<\/p><\/li>\n Find Your Website Directory: \n<\/p><\/li>\n Compress Your Website Files: Note:<\/b> If you see \n<\/p><\/li>\n Download the Compressed File to Your Local Device: \n<\/p><\/li>\n Export Your Database: You will be prompted to enter your password, you should enter your mysql<\/b> password<\/b> for the specified user. Download the Database Backup: Log in to hPanel<\/b> and open your Web Hosting plan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Press on “Add website” -> “Migrate Website”<\/b> \n<\/p><\/li>\n Upload your website backup files<\/b> (don’t forget the database file)<\/p>\n Monitor your website’s performance to ensure it’s stable on Web Hosting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n If everything looks good, you’re all set!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol> Log in to hPanel<\/b> and open your Web Hosting plan. Go to File Manager<\/b> and upload your website files<\/b> to the \n<\/p><\/li>\n Create a new database<\/b> for your website by going to Databases <\/b>in the side menu, then Management, then by creating new database name, username and password. \n<\/p><\/li>\n Import your database<\/b>:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol> Go to phpMyAdmin<\/b> in hPanel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Select your newly created database and import the Edit your configuration file<\/b> (e.g., Update database name, username, and password with the one’s created in hPanel<\/b>. Monitor your website’s performance to ensure it’s stable on Web Hosting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n If everything looks good, you’re all set!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two simple ways how to migrate from VPS to a Web Hosting on Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[275],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other-website"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10091923-how-to-migrate-your-website-from-vps-to-shared-hosting-on-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6996,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464\/revisions\/6996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Step 2: Download Files and Databases from VPS<\/b><\/h3>
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\nin your terminal enter this command, with your VPS IP address.
\n<\/p>\nssh root@your-ip-address<\/code><\/pre>\n
\n<\/b>To locate your directory, use this command:<\/p>\nfind \/ -type d -name \"your_website_directory\"<\/code><\/pre>\n
\n<\/b>Compress all website files into a .zip file:<\/p>\nzip -r file_name.zip path\/to\/your\/directory<\/code><\/pre>\nzip: command not found<\/code>, install zip with:
\n<\/p>\nsudo apt-get install zip<\/code><\/pre>\n
\n<\/b>Run this command on your local machine’s terminal<\/b> (not on the VPS), changing your_vps_ip<\/code> with your actual IP:<\/p>\nscp root@your_vps_ip:\/path\/to\/file_name.zip \/local\/path\/<\/code><\/pre>\n
\n<\/b>Create a backup of your database:<\/p>\nmysqldump -u root -p database_name > backup_name.sql<\/code><\/pre>\n
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\nNote: <\/b>While you are entering the password, it will seem that nothing is being typed<\/b> in the terminal<\/b>. It’s a common security practice.
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\n<\/b>Again, on your local machine’s terminal <\/b>(not on the VPS), run:
\n<\/p>\nscp root@your_vps_ip:\/path\/to\/backup_name.sql \/local\/path\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>OPTION A:<\/b><\/h2>
Step 3: Set Up Your Web Hosting Environment<\/b><\/h3>
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<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>Step 4: Final Checks<\/b><\/h3>
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OPTION B:<\/h2>
Step 3: Set Up Your Web Hosting Environment<\/b><\/h3>
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\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\/public_html<\/code> directory.
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.sql<\/code> file from your local device.
\n<\/p>\n![](\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/11\/b5e961b1-af9c-4c11-b509-8f4f62c51018.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>Step 4: Update Configuration Files<\/b><\/h3>
wp-config.php<\/code> for WordPress or config.php<\/code> for other CMSs) to reflect the new database details:
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\n<\/p>Step 5: Final Checks<\/b><\/h3>
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