So, I waited a little longer to receive my Welcome email from HostGator, but it never came. So, I sent an e-mail and opened a support ticket. I told them PayPal shows that I paid - I even received a receipt from them. Blah blah blah… I gave them the transaction details and when I checked my email yesterday morning I finally had my Welcome email with all my account details.

So, I got the new Name Servers for my domain name. Went to my current host and changed them. After a few minutes it looked like everything was going well. I created a quick index.html page and placed it in the root directory of my hosting folder. It showed up when I typed the domain name in the address bar - looking good. I figured I would go ahead and install WordPress and get that up and running. I uploaded all the files and ran the install.php. Everything seemed to be going fine. I got to the WordPress dashboard and imported the data I had exported from my previous host’s database. The posts, pages, and categories all showed up in the dashboard - so I decided to view the site to make sure everything was looking the same… nothing… just an empty white page. So, I waited and hours later still nothing. What the heck - I have successfully installed WordPress on my current host at least 10 or 15 times and I always do it manually - not through the hosting admin.

What now? Well I plan on removing all the WordPress files from the server and trying to install WordPress a second time. Maybe I did it to early - before the DNS was completely changed and ready. I haven’t given up on HostGator. I really like the admin, CPanel, that they use. It’s much better than my current host - mainly because with my current host I have to navigate through multiple pages to get to my hosting admin panel. Anyway, I’m trying to stay positive and luckily the domain name I am moving isn’t anything too important.

HostGator Hosting Service Part 1

Michael Hargis

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