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Hosting Advisor · 01-15-2008, 06:18 PM

In short I would say "No", shouldn't be any downtime while transferring a domain.

If you are changing hosting provider as well as Domain Registrar then:

Just don't cancel your old host until you have your website fully functional on your new host, then keep your old host for at least for some more days after you change the DNS settings. All users will slowly be directed to the new website as the DNS settings propagate out.

Only thing to watch out for is if you have any user registration or signup, disable that on the "old" site for a few days as you transfer over or you may "miss" folks as they get added to the "old" site's database or whatever.

01-15-2008, 06:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hosting Advisor Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	Re: Domain name transfer -- downtime? In short I would say "No", shouldn't be any downtime while transferring a domain. If you are changing hosting provider as well as Domain Registrar then: Just don't cancel your old host until you have your website fully functional on your new host, then keep your old host for at least for some more days after you change the DNS settings. All users will slowly be directed to the new website as the DNS settings propagate out. Only thing to watch out for is if you have any user registration or signup, disable that on the "old" site for a few days as you transfer over or you may "miss" folks as they get added to the "old" site's database or whatever.