How I Migrated a Website to a New Server – Part 3: Testing, DNS & Going Live

How I Migrated a Website to a New Server – Part 3: Testing, DNS & Going Live

In Part 1, we prepared for the migration and created backups.In Part 2, we moved the website files and database to the new server and connected the website to its new database.Now we are at the final

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How I Migrated a Website to a New Server – Part 2: Moving Website Files & Database

How I Migrated a Website to a New Server – Part 2: Moving Website Files & Database

In Part 1, we prepared for the migration by creating backups, checking the server requirements, and making sure we had everything we needed.In this guide,we will take the website files and database fr

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How I Migrated a Website to a New Server Without Losing Data – Part 1: Preparation & Backups

How I Migrated a Website to a New Server Without Losing Data – Part 1: Preparation & Backups

Moving a website to a new server can feel risky.Your website may contain years of content, customer information, uploaded images, databases, forms, and important configuration files. The last thing yo

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How to Migrate Emails Between cPanel Accounts Using imapsync (Docker Method)

How to Migrate Emails Between cPanel Accounts Using imapsync (Docker Method)

Email migration is a critical task when moving hosting providers or consolidating accounts. One of the most reliable and secure tools for this process is imapsync, which allows you to synchronize emails between two IMAP servers without data loss. In this guide, we’ll walk through a practical, production-ready method using Docker, making the process clean, repeatable, and server-safe. This guide is prepared for implementation use cases handled by African Script, especially for clients migrating

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How I Recovered My Lost MySQL Databases After a MariaDB Installation (Without Timeshift Restore)

How I Recovered My Lost MySQL Databases After a MariaDB Installation (Without Timeshift Restore)

Losing databases unexpectedly can feel catastrophic — especially when it happens after installing something that’s supposed to help, not break things. That’s what happened when I installed MariaDB while setting up Daloradius on my Ubuntu system. After installation, all my databases were gone, and phpMyAdmin started showing this dreaded message:

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How to Choose the Right Software Development Partner

How to Choose the Right Software Development Partner

How to Choose the Right Software Development PartnerChoosing a software development partner is like picking a co-pilot for a long journey. The right one ensures a smooth ride; the wrong one can leave

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