FTP (or SFTP) is the standard method for transferring website files between servers. This guide shows how to download files from your old host and upload them to Double Hosting.
Step 1: Download Files from Your Old Host
Connect to your old host via FTP using FileZilla. Navigate to your site's root directory (usually public_html or www). Select all files and folders and drag them to a folder on your local computer. Wait for the download to complete.
Step 2: Upload to Double Hosting
Connect to your Double Hosting account via FTP (use your cPanel credentials, host ftp.yourdomain.com, port 21 or SFTP port 22). Navigate to public_html on the right panel (remote site). Drag files from your local folder to upload them.
Tips for Large File Sets
- Compress the files into a ZIP on the old server, download the single ZIP, upload it, then extract on the new server
- Use SFTP (port 22) instead of FTP β it's faster and more stable for large transfers
- Transfer during off-peak hours for better speeds