Web Site Migration Service (Linux+PHP+MySQL+Apache)

The ultimate goals of a website migration may include:

• Changing the domain name or directory structure, involving significant adjustments to the URL structure
• Improving the website's user experience or changing server providers, requiring the transfer of the website from one server to another
• Upgrading the website system while preserving access and SEO traffic from the old website

The final outcome of a website migration may result in an entirely new or improved user experience, while maximizing the retention of the website's performance in search engines, such as indexing and SEO traffic. However, the decision to migrate a website should not be taken lightly. Improper execution may lead to status code errors, negatively impact search engine optimization (SEO) performance, and even frustrate website visitors.

If you are considering a website migration, remember that you must allow yourself time for preparation and execution. Migration experts typically need around three weeks, so be sure to plan accordingly.

Website server migration based on the php+mysql architecture involves the following tasks:

1. Backup of the old server's website data
2. Setting up the new server's operating environment
3. Deployment and overall testing
4. Standardizing URLs, enabling 301 redirects for domain and URL structure changes

Note:

After enabling 301 redirects for the website, you should retain it for a year to provide Google with sufficient time to process the pages. The time for different websites to recover rankings on Google varies, and it may take weeks or even months, refer to this article.

To a large extent, this depends on the relative popularity of the website. Websites with lower rankings have lower crawl demands, so Google won't crawl too much content. However, websites with higher crawl demands will have faster crawling speeds, so we strongly recommend increasing your website's update frequency.