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1. Lisa (5 comments.)

   January 22nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm

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   I got a crash course in DNS nameservers when I first starting blogging. Typically, you change them with your domain name registrar, not your host (unless they are one in the same). And just wanted to let you know that in my past experiences, it hasn’t taken longer than a few hours for it to propagate despite the fact that they claim 24-48 hours.

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2. Filipino Online Community - Win $250 (1 comments.)

   January 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm

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   You’re absolutely right Lisa - unless your domain registrar company host the site as well.

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3. Ling (16 comments.)

   January 23rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm

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   The control panel for your new web host will definitely tell you your new DNS servers. The way it works, far as I know, is that once you have your domain all ready, files uploaded and all, you have to go to your domain registration account, like Direct NIC or whatever yours may be, and make the DNS change yourself. You should, ideally, have an email which tells you the URL of your domain registration login, which you recieved when you first purchased the domain. At this URL, you can make changes to your domain, such as contact details and DNS servers. It atkes anywhere between a few hours to 3 days to fully implement the change in DNS servers.

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4. Amy (2 comments.)

   January 23rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm

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   I agree with ling…

   basically, the new DNS server(s) will be provided to you upon purchase of a new hosting package..

   It’s just a simple task and you can do it yourself… go to your domain (not host) control panel there should be an option there to change your DNS servers…

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5. yuga (1 comments.)

   January 24th, 2008 at 3:37 am

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   When moving web hosts, you will need to get the nameservers of your new host. For a PH domain, you will also need to get the IP addresses of these nameservers. Standard nameservers are usually just 2 but other web host uses 3 or 4, sometimes up to 6 nameservers (for redundancy).

   If you have control of your domain (via a Domain Manager, if you registered your domain via a Registrar), you can change the nameservers yourself. If you got your domain from your webhost and they do not have a Domain Manager, it means you need to file a support ticket to request the changes on your domain. This usually takes longer due to support turn around times.

   When you move to a new host, make sure that the old site is still intact in your old host. It’s like having two duplicates of your site on two servers. This will ensure that during the re-propagation of the domain, your site will be viewable and there won’t be any downtime at all.

   However, some visitors may site the version of your site form the old host while others may already see the site from your new host. This happens because domain propagation heavily depends on your ISP (some ISPs have delayed DNS cache).

   Once your domain has fully re-propagated, you may want to check your old site (via the control panel) and see if there are comments injected into the old DB during the migration. You can manually cut and paste these comments into the new DB on your new web host.

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6. Allen (655 comments.)

   January 24th, 2008 at 11:51 am

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   Hi everyone,

   I did not have any access to my own domain. I had to ask my old webhost (Philhosting) to change my DNS. Although they obliged to it, what disappointed me here is that they terminated my account first before everything was back ok. If something went wrong, then I would have been at a loss but I’m glad that nothing wrong happened.

   I was not able to measure on how many hours my blog was down but from my estimate, it was more than 12 hours for my ISP. I was already receiving blog comment notifications but I wasn’t been able to access my blog. hehe

   Thanks for the comments everyone. I learned a lot.

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7. CrazyMan (10 comments.)

   January 25th, 2008 at 1:02 am

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   I can`t switch my Dns

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8. ITrush (14 comments.)

   January 25th, 2008 at 1:21 am

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   Ah, thank God mine is ok… nwayz nice to hear that you’re back on track Allen, don’t worry it’s just a matter of calling right person and you’ll be ok.

   nhick
   http://www.itrush.com

   ITrush’s last blog post..Solar Powered Heart Rainbow Maker – Your Ultimate Gift This Valentines

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9. Allen (655 comments.)

   January 25th, 2008 at 10:35 am

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   @Crazy Man - Hi, are you also switching to a new webhost? You may want to contact your current host to do it for you or the registrar. Just read the comments above for tips.

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10. Allen (655 comments.)

    January 25th, 2008 at 10:35 am

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    @ITrush - Thank you very much!

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11. Allen (655 comments.)

    January 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am

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    @Yuga - Thanks for the very comprehensive guide. I find it weird that my previous webhost wanted me to terminate my account first before they transfer my dns server.

    That’s why my blog suffered long downtimes since the propagation has not yet finished but my old account has already been deleted.

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12. Eli (10 comments.)

    January 26th, 2008 at 3:22 pm

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    i haven’t really experience transferring webhosting company before.. But i recently bought a domain (only) from GoDaddy…

    I did managed to move webhosting from the control panel of my GoDaddy’s account.

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