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move an email account from one cPanel server to another

Moving an email account from one cPanel server to another is pretty easy to do yourself if you have some knowledge of cPanel and FTP. Let's know-how?

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move an email account from one cPanel server to another

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  1. move an email account from one cPanel server to another Transferring an e-mail account from one cPanel server to every other is quite smooth to do yourself if you have some know-how of cPanel and FTP. I might be using the phrases ANTIQUE SERVER and NEW SERVER plenty in this article. underneath are the definitions: Vintage SERVER = Server that the email account is presently on and could soon be moved from. NEW SERVER = Server to which you want to move the email account to. Step One: Create a new account. Create a new e-mail account on the brand-new SERVER with the identical deal with and password. you may do that by way of going into the cPanel on the brand-new SERVER and click on e- mail accounts. Step Two: Download the documents off of the vintage SERVER It’s time to connect the antique SERVER through FTP and download the documents wished. From the root directory, go to “mail/domain.com/emailAccount”. right here you'll see a group of files. All you really want to duplicate are the new and cur directories. If you have quite a few emails this may take some time. Step Three: Transfer files to NEW SERVER While the files are downloaded in the previous step, place the brand new and cur directories inside the “root/mail/domain.com/emailAccount” of the respective account on the new SERVER. The folder must already be created because you already created the account in step 1. Grab a snack. This step will take a while as nicely. Step Four: Reset Mail Quota Now if you check the new SERVER, you'll see that your emails are transferred however your quota says 0/xxx MB. To update a

  2. wrong mail quota in cPanel: FTP to the old SERVER, open up the maildirsize report at “root/mail/domain.com/emailAccount” and replica all of the contents and paste them into the maildirsize record on the new SERVER. Step Five: Exchange DNS In case you followed all of the steps up to this point you need to have all of the documents transferred; however, you continue to point your DNS information to the brand-new SERVER. If you want to have mail move there. While you replace your facts it is able to absorb to 24 hours to take impact. Step Six: Check Sooner or later, send a test email to the account. If that works send an email from the account. You’re finished! Congratulations you did it. Source https://www.hostitsmart.com/manage/knowledgebase/68/move- an-email-account-from-one-cPanel-server-to-another.html

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