{"id":542,"date":"2021-07-23T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-manually-migrate-accounts-to-cpanel-whm-from-unsupported-control-panels\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:32:31","slug":"how-to-manually-migrate-accounts-to-cpanel-whm-from-unsupported-control-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-manually-migrate-accounts-to-cpanel-whm-from-unsupported-control-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manually Migrate Accounts to cPanel & WHM from Unsupported Control Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n
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Warning:<\/div>\n
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Only<\/strong> experienced system administrators who understand migrations should perform this process.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

System administrators can migrate accounts from unsupported third-party control panels to cPanel & WHM. cPanel, L.L.C. offers free migration services for Plesk\u00ae, DirectAdmin, and Ensim\u00ae.<\/p>\n

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Important:<\/div>\n
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You will need to customize unsupported services to use them on cPanel & WHM. cPanel & WHM only<\/strong> supports Apache\u00ae, BIND, Exim, and Mailman. For more information or assistance, open a support ticket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Before migrating your accounts<\/h2>\n

Perform the following steps before you begin to migrate accounts:<\/p>\n

Adjust DNS records<\/h3>\n

Decrease your DNS records\u2019 Time To Live (TTL) on all of the account\u2019s domains. This forces clients to update their copies of the DNS zones that your nameservers host.<\/p>\n

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  • We recommend that you perform this action several days before you begin the migration process.<\/li>\n
  • For more information, read Virendra\u2019s TalkTech\u2019s Migrating Servers article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Installation<\/h3>\n

    To install cPanel & WHM on the new server, follow the steps in our Installation Guide.<\/p>\n

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    Note:<\/div>\n
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    • cPanel & WHM requires a valid license. If this is a new installation, you can activate a free 15-day trial license.<\/li>\n
    • To activate a new license, you must<\/strong> have a cPanel Store account with a verified email address.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      During the installation process, select a hostname and main IP address for the new server. The system uses these settings to configure the DNS zone files for restored accounts. You can do this by customizing your installation or using WHM\u2019s Basic WebHost Manager Setup<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Basic WebHost Manager Setup<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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      Important:<\/div>\n
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      • You must<\/strong> select a main IP address that is not<\/strong> your old server\u2019s main IP address.<\/li>\n
      • You must<\/strong> select the same hostname, shared IP address, and nameservers as your old server.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

        Migrate your files<\/h2>\n
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        Note:<\/div>\n
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        In the following examples, user<\/code> is the cPanel account\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

        After you create the new cPanel & WHM account, migrate the old server\u2019s files and directories to the appropriate locations on your new server. Generally, you will migrate the following files and directories during this process:<\/p>\n

        The public_html directory<\/h3>\n

        The public_html<\/code> directory contains all of your files, directories, subdirectories, and content. This directory may appear as the \/home\/user\/www<\/code> directory or the \/home\/user\/vhost<\/code> directory on some systems.<\/p>\n

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        • The user must<\/strong> own the files and subdirectories in this directory.<\/li>\n
        • Subdirectories in this directory must<\/strong> possess 755<\/code> permissions, and files in this directories must<\/strong> possess 644<\/code> permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Example<\/h4>\n

          The following is an example of the public_html<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n

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          1\n<\/span>2\n<\/span>3\n<\/span>4\n<\/span>5\n<\/span>6\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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          drwxr-x---  7<\/span> user nobody   4096<\/span> Jan 11<\/span> 08<\/span>:35 .\/\ndrwx--x--x 41<\/span> user user    4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:18 ..\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  2<\/span> user user    4096<\/span> May 20<\/span>  2014<\/span> cgi-bin\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  2<\/span> user user    4096<\/span> Sep  4<\/span>  2014<\/span> entropybanner\/\n-rw-r--r--  1<\/span> user user       2<\/span> Jan 11<\/span> 08<\/span>:35 example.html\ndrwxr-xr-x  2<\/span> user user    4096<\/span> Jul 16<\/span>  2013<\/span> scgi-bin\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
          The mail directory<\/h3>\n
          The \/home\/user\/mail<\/code> directory contains all of the email files for all of the cPanel account\u2019s email accounts. The \/home\/user\/mail<\/code> contains directory for each domain, subdomain, addon domain, and parked domain. These directories include subdirectories for each email address for the domain.<\/p>\n
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          Important:<\/div>\n
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          Users who migrate data to cPanel & WHM servers must<\/strong> convert any mbox<\/code> data to the maildir<\/code> format.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
          Example<\/h3>\n
          The following are examples of the mail<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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          • \n    Example 1\n<\/li>\n
          • \n    Example 2\n<\/li>\n<\/p>\n
          • \n    Example 3\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            1\n<\/span>2\n<\/span>3\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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            drwxr-x--x  3<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> .\/\ndrwxr-x--x 12<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Sep 24<\/span> 11<\/span>:07 ..\/\ndrwxr-x--x  9<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Jun  8<\/span>  2015<\/span> servo\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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             1\n<\/span> 2\n<\/span> 3\n<\/span> 4\n<\/span> 5\n<\/span> 6\n<\/span> 7\n<\/span> 8\n<\/span> 9\n<\/span>10\n<\/span>11\n<\/span>12\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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            drwxr-x--x 12<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Sep 24<\/span> 11<\/span>:07 .\/\ndrwx--x--x 41<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:18 ..\/\ndrwxr-x--x  3<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Mar 23<\/span>  2015<\/span> archive\/\ndrwxr-x--x  3<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> colin.com\/\ndrwxr-x--x  2<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> courierimapkeywords\/\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> user user   36<\/span> Apr 30<\/span>  2014<\/span> courierimapsubscribed\n-rw-r--r--  1<\/span> user user   14<\/span> Apr 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> courierimapuiddb\ndrwxr-x--x  2<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Jul 15<\/span>  2013<\/span> cur\/\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> user user    0<\/span> Jun  8<\/span>  2015<\/span> dovecot-acl-list\n-rw-r-----  1<\/span> user user  244<\/span> Jun  8<\/span>  2015<\/span> dovecot.index.log\n-rw-r-----  1<\/span> user user   50<\/span> Jun  8<\/span>  2015<\/span> dovecot-uidlist\ndrwxr-x--x  5<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> .Trash\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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            \n
             1\n<\/span> 2\n<\/span> 3\n<\/span> 4\n<\/span> 5\n<\/span> 6\n<\/span> 7\n<\/span> 8\n<\/span> 9\n<\/span>10\n<\/span>11\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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            drwxr-x--x 9<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Jun  8<\/span>  2015<\/span> .\/\ndrwxr-x--x 3<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> ..\/\n-rw-rw---- 1<\/span> user user   43<\/span> Apr 30<\/span>  2014<\/span> courierimapacl\ndrwxr-x--x 2<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> cur\/\ndrwxr-x--x 5<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> .Drafts\/\ndrwxr-x--x 5<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> .Junk\/\n-rw-r----- 1<\/span> user mail    18<\/span> Jun 30<\/span>  2014<\/span> maildirsize\ndrwxr-x--x 2<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> new\/\ndrwxr-x--x 5<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> .Sent\/\ndrwxr-x--x 2<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 30<\/span>  2014<\/span> tmp\/\ndrwxr-x--x 5<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 28<\/span>  2014<\/span> .Trash\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            The tmp directory<\/h3>\n
            The \/home\/user\/tmp<\/code> directory contains the account\u2019s temporary files and bandwidth and statistics data. For example, you can migrate your original server\u2019s AWStats data to the \/home\/user\/tmp\/awstats<\/code> directory.<\/p>\n
            Example<\/h4>\n
            The following is an example of the tmp<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n
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             1\n<\/span> 2\n<\/span> 3\n<\/span> 4\n<\/span> 5\n<\/span> 6\n<\/span> 7\n<\/span> 8\n<\/span> 9\n<\/span>10\n<\/span>11\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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            drwxr-xr-x 11<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Mar  2<\/span> 12<\/span>:26 .\/\ndrwx--x--x 41<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:18 ..\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  3<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Apr 18<\/span>  2015<\/span> analog\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  3<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Apr 18<\/span>  2015<\/span> awstats\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Sep  6<\/span>  2013<\/span> cpbandwidth\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> May 12<\/span>  2014<\/span> cpcsvimport\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Jun  9<\/span>  2015<\/span> horde\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Oct 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> logaholic\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  3<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Oct 30<\/span>  2014<\/span> pear\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  3<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Apr 18<\/span>  2015<\/span> webalizer\/\ndrwxr-xr-x  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Oct 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> webalizerftp\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            The etc directory<\/h3>\n
            The \/home\/user\/etc<\/code> directory contains the email account passwd<\/code>, shadow<\/code>, and quota<\/code> files. For example, you can migrate your original server\u2019s email account quota data to the \/home\/user\/etc\/quota<\/code> directory.<\/p>\n
            Example<\/h4>\n
            The following is an example of the tmp<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n
            \n
            \n\n\n
            \n
            1\n<\/span>2\n<\/span>3\n<\/span>4\n<\/span>5\n<\/span>6\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
            		\n
            drwxr-x---  5<\/span> user mail  4096<\/span> Oct 21<\/span> 10<\/span>:23 .\/\ndrwx--x--x 41<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:18 ..\/\ndrwx--x--x  3<\/span> user user 4096<\/span> Apr 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> passwd\/\n-rw-r--r--  1<\/span> user user    0<\/span> Apr 22<\/span>  2014<\/span> quota\n-rw-r--r--  1<\/span> user user    9<\/span> Feb  4<\/span> 09<\/span>:33 cacheid\ndrwxr-x---  5<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Mar 12<\/span> 03<\/span>:11 shadow\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            The ssl directory<\/h3>\n
            The \/home\/user\/ssl<\/code> directory contains the SSL certificates for the domains on the account.<\/p>\n
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            Important:<\/div>\n
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            After migrating the SSL certificates, you must<\/strong> activate them in the Manage SSL Hosts<\/em> section of WHM\u2019s Manage SSL Hosts<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> SSL\/TLS >> Manage SSL Hosts<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            Example<\/h4>\n
            The following is an example of the ssl<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n
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            \n\n\n
            \n
            1\n<\/span>2\n<\/span>3\n<\/span>4\n<\/span>5\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
            		\n
            drwxr-xr-x  5<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Aug  3<\/span>  2015<\/span> .\/\ndrwx--x--x 41<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:18 ..\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Feb 16<\/span>  2015<\/span> certs\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Feb 16<\/span>  2015<\/span> csrs\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> user user  4096<\/span> Mar 25<\/span>  2015<\/span> keys\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            The mysql directory<\/h3>\n
            The mysql<\/code> directory stores the MySQL\u00ae databases for every account on the server.<\/p>\n
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            Important:<\/div>\n
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            • You must<\/strong> create the empty database on the account first, and then restore it to that new database. To do this, use cPanel\u2019s MySQL Database Wizard<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Databases >> MySQL Database Wizard<\/em>).<\/li>\n
            • You must<\/strong> create a dump of your database and import it via cPanel\u2019s phpMyAdmin<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Databases >> phpMyAdmin<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
              Example<\/h4>\n
              The following is an example of the mysql<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n
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              1\n<\/span>2\n<\/span>3\n<\/span>4\n<\/span>5\n<\/span>6\n<\/span>7\n<\/span>8\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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              drwxr-x--x 30<\/span> mysql mysql     4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:57 .\/\ndrwxr-xr-x 26<\/span> root  root      4096<\/span> Nov 11<\/span> 03<\/span>:11 ..\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> mysql mysql     4096<\/span> Jun 17<\/span>  2014<\/span> apitest_hammock_r_d\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> mysql mysql     4096<\/span> Jun 17<\/span>  2014<\/span> apitest_jason\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> mysql mysql     4096<\/span> Jun 17<\/span>  2014<\/span> apitest_newestaddition\/\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> mysql mysql    16384<\/span> Feb 20<\/span> 03<\/span>:07 aria_log.00000001\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> mysql mysql       52<\/span> Feb 20<\/span> 03<\/span>:07 aria_log_control\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> mysql mysql       56<\/span> Feb 11<\/span>  2015<\/span> auto.cnf<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
              The pgsql directory<\/h3>\n
              The \/var\/lib\/pgsql<\/code> directory stores the PostgreSQL\u00ae databases for every account on the server.<\/p>\n
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              Important:<\/div>\n
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              • You must<\/strong> create the empty database on the account first, and then restore it to that new database. To do this, use cPanel\u2019s PostgreSQL Database Wizard<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Databases >> PostgreSQL Database Wizard<\/em>).<\/li>\n
              • You must<\/strong> create a dump of your database and import it via cPanel\u2019s phpPgAdmin<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Databases >> phpPgAdmin<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                Example<\/h4>\n
                The following is an example of the pgsql<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n
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                1\n<\/span>2\n<\/span>3\n<\/span>4\n<\/span>5\n<\/span>6\n<\/span>7\n<\/span>8\n<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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                drwxr-x--x 30<\/span> pgsql pgsql     4096<\/span> Mar 14<\/span> 02<\/span>:57 .\/\ndrwxr-xr-x 26<\/span> root  root      4096<\/span> Nov 11<\/span> 03<\/span>:11 ..\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> pgsql pgsql     4096<\/span> Jun 17<\/span>  2014<\/span> apitest_hammock_r_d\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> pgsql pgsql     4096<\/span> Jun 17<\/span>  2014<\/span> apitest_jason\/\ndrwx------  2<\/span> pgsql pgsql     4096<\/span> Jun 17<\/span>  2014<\/span> apitest_newestaddition\/\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> pgsql pgsql    16384<\/span> Feb 20<\/span> 03<\/span>:07 aria_log.00000001\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> pgsql pgsql       52<\/span> Feb 20<\/span> 03<\/span>:07 aria_log_control\n-rw-rw----  1<\/span> pgsql pgsql       56<\/span> Feb 11<\/span>  2015<\/span> auto.cnf<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                After migration<\/h2>\n
                After you migrate your files to your new cPanel & WHM server, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                  Confirm that all of the content and credentials migrated properly and that they function in the new environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                2. \n
                  Update your domain\u2019s nameservers to match the new nameservers on your cPanel & WHM server.<\/p>\n
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                  Note:<\/div>\n
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                  We also recommend that you edit the DNS records on your old server to point to your cPanel & WHM server so that all content forwards to the new server.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                3. \n
                  Create cPanel and reseller accounts. To do this, use WHM\u2019s Create a New Account<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Account Functions >> Create a New Account<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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