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  3. Migration Assistance

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    I'll answer anyways in case anyone else is wondering :)

    It's very dependent on the speed of the old web host. If we can generate a backup immediately we could have a migration completed in under an hour. If it takes 4 hours to generate a backup then obviously that will change how long it takes us. The worst case scenario then would probably be 12 hours with most of that time spent making a backup.

     

    You guys are superb at migrating :) I had a semi-large shared account somewhere else and needed to move it asap about a year ago, Hawk Host had me migrated over by the time I woke up the next morning and there wasn't a single issue with any of my sites.

  4. Pre-sales transfer question

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    Getting ready to transfer my sites from a different host to HawkHost, just have a question on how much work I have to do to prepare for the transfer. It's CPanel to CPanel, so shouldn't be any trouble there. I've backed everything up just to be sure and assume that transferring the files/folders/databases is all pretty simple. I'm ust not sure about how settings and users carry over or do they? 

     

    DB user names and passwords: Will they transfer or do I need to set them up again fresh here?

    FTP accounts: Same, carry over exactly or will they need to be rebuilt from scratch?

    Cronjobs stay the same or need to get re-established?

    Will password protected directories still be password protected?

     

     

    i.e.  what do I have to do AFTER I pay you and open a transfer ticket? What, if any, settings/usernames/passwords.etc do I need to make sure are available or will all of that behind the scenes magic migrate here exactly as it was on the old host?

     

    Thanks.

     

    When you sign up for a new account at Hawk Host make sure to mention that you need migration assistance/open a ticket with support after your account is setup - Hawk Host's support will ask you for the login information for your old cPanel/Host account and they will literally do everything for you, the only thing you will have to do is change your domains to point to Hawk Host's Nameservers and that's it!

     

    I transferred a huge shared hosting account from Croc Web to a brand new Hawk Host shared account and Hawk Host did everything for me after I provided them with my login info at Croc Web, everything was setup and running on my new account in less then 12 hours...I'm sure you will be VERY happy with Hawk Host.

  5. Thanks for moving me to the new LAX server!!

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    So I just got the e-mail that the Avenger to LAX server migration was completed and I'm LOVING IT!

     

    Beginning August 24th (at least according to Google) all my Wordpress blogs on Avenger were loading extremely slow (I'm talking upwards of 30 seconds! and were talking blogs with only 2 plugins askimet and yoast and some only getting 30 visitors a day) and I ran test after test, even uploaded some of the blogs to my own server to run maldet and make sure there was no malware of any kind...I just couldn't find anything wrong on my end.

     

    I just ran some tests on my blogs after the migration to LAX was completed and...WOW! What a difference! My website load speeds are way down and now completely normal (if not extremely freaking fast!).

     

    So I just wanted to say Thank You Hawk Host!! Now all 6 of my shared hosting accounts with you guys are blazing fast :) hope you guys can get some much needed rest after that big migration.

  6. Moving to LAX?

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    First and foremost sorry about the issues and thank you for sticking with us through them. We know it hasn't been ideal and that's why we're working on these migrations literally 24/7 (We spent our Sunday watching football and doing transfers, it was fun!) to get everyone onto the new network and new hardware ASAP. You're going to be very happy with the performance after you're on the new server. It's all brand new, top of the line hardware with SSD based caching, and the network is honestly one of the best on the West coast.

     

    We're extremely excited about this upgrade :D

     

    Awesome!!! Sounds like some great hardware :D and it's all good, been with you guys for 4 years and I don't plan on going anywhere, Hawk Host is one of the very few hosts I trust with my websites.

  7. Moving to LAX?

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    I just got an e-mail about one of my accounts on Avenger moving to the new LAX location this Wednesday and all I can say is...THANK GOD! I have been experiencing absolutely terrible load time on Avenger starting at the end of August...lots of waiting to connect to server (tried testing with services like Pingdom, and other website speed tests...anywhere from 6 to 30 seconds load times on 1mb or less websites)..tried switching some of the websites to Cloudflare and started getting 522 errors with Cloudflare telling me it's trouble with connecting to the webserver my sites are hosted on.

     

    I eventually moved one of the larger websites to my own server and instantly saw the load time go from 10+ seconds to 1.20 seconds and lower.

     

    Anyways, I can't wait for the move and I really hope the server at LAX is a lot better then Avenger's performance lately, other then that all over the other servers my accounts are on at Hawk Host run freaking great!

  10. 2 hosting accounts question

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    I have four shared hosting accounts with Hawk Host (and will be purchasing more as my blog count rises!) so yes you can purchase more webhosting services :) I'm not sure about discounts, but you can use the coupons they have on their homepage so at least you can save a little off your first invoice.

  11. CPU + Wordpress + speed

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    I have 3 shared web hosting accounts with Hawk Host, each account has about 25 Wordpress blogs with a total of 3,000 daily uniques on each account. The CPU usage stays around 0-16% average usage (will spike to 100% for a minute or so every now and then)...and the speed is amazing.

    You seriously can't go wrong with hosting at Hawk Host. I need my blogs up all of the time to be making extra income and I trust Hawk Host completely. The customer service is fantastic, speed is amazing, and uptime is AWESOME. I found out about Hawk Host about a year and a half ago through the WHT forums and have been with them ever since. Hawk Host is the only web host I trust to host my blogs.

    Sorry, I know this sounds like a sales pitch, but I always recommend Hawk Host to anyone looking for web hosting. Just give them a try, I highly doubt you'll be disappointed.

  13. Just a few questions

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    Thanks Cody,(that was quick)

    My first host charged $15 annually for every addon domain. The present one nothing. My addons are done through the primary cpanel account so hopefully no problem there.

    I'm sure I will be back with an order by the end of the month. Many thanks.

    You'll love Hawk Host, I've been with them for a couple of months now and they put all the other web hosts I've been with to shame.

  17. Just signed up and so far, service is excellent!

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    Good luck keeping this thread updated every week ;). In all seriousness I'm glad you're happy so far - if you have any input don't hesitate to contact us.

    Cheers!

    Haha maybe not every week but I do have an update to my review! =)

    I've now been with Hawk Host for about a month and a half and I can honestly say this has been by far the best web host I have ever been with. The guys running Hawk Host are top notch and provide excellent service and customer support. My websites ALWAYS load super fast, the speed of Hawk Host's servers are amazing and there is absolutely no down time at all. If any potential new customers are reading this and are interested in signing up with Hawk Host...stop reading this and go sign up right now! Seriously, Hawk Host is that good and you're website(s) will be in great hands while hosted at Hawk Host!

  19. How can I increase traffic to my blog?

    in Off-Topic

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    You could also add your blog to blog directories, Overtime, you'll also gain more and more search engine traffic as you add more posts and your blog matures. I gain a lot of traffic to my blogs in the beginning with submitting to blog directories and then after a few days usually a good amount of search engine traffic starts to pour in and increase every week. Good Luck!

  21. Bandwidth question

    in Shared Hosting

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    Hi,

    I got my site listed on a popular site for 3 days and it shot up my bandwidth usage big time and traffic is just now slowing down...but right now I'm dangerously close to reaching my maximum and I was wondering what the bandwidth overage fee per GB is? Thanks!

  24. Domains question

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    Hey guys guys i'm new to this SSL thing so I just want to ask what's that for. Thanks

    SSL is an added security measure for web sites such as e-commerce sites that do credit card processing or other forms of payments, etc.

  25. Just signed up and so far, service is excellent!

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    Hi,

    I just signed up for Hawk Hosting yesterday after looking at a ton of potential hosts and doing lots of research. I was able to narrow down my choices to either Hawk Hosting or Cyberwurx. In the end I obviously went with Hawk Hosting because of all the good reviews I read, the nice hosting features, and the fast replies I received when I emailed asking pre-sales questions. While I have not been with Hawk Hosting long enough to give a detailed review, I can say that so far I'm very impressed with the server I'm on, the speed of Hawk Hosting, the community such as the forums and the excellent customer support. I have a feeling that I'll be with Hawk Hosting for a long time and I will recommend Hawk Hosting to any one in need of a new web host! To everyone at Hawk Hosting: Great job guys!!!

    - Nick

    It's now been a little over a week with Hawk Hosting and service is still amazing. This is by far the fastest web host I've had the pleasure of working on and the plan I purchased came with some great features!