Importing a website

To import your website from another hosting to your Plesk account, follow the instructions below:

  • Click Websites & Domains;
  • Click on Import Website on the dashboard under the Tools dev category;
  •  At this point you have two ways to do this:
        1. Simple mode:
  • Under import content, fill in the source domain name field with the domain name of the source website;
  • Under Hosting access, fill in the User name and Password fields (FTP/SSH access);
  • Under Content transfer options, click on OK

     2. Advanced mode:

  • Click on the Switch to advanced mode link;
  • Under import content, fill in the domain name and full URL of the source website and leave the Source Document Root field blank for automatic path detection ( or enter the path from FTP/SSH);
  • Under Hosting access, choose the connection type (FTP / SSH);
  • Specify the User name and Password;
  • Specify the Start path for file analysis in the file root field;
  • Leave the field How to get the file list set to Automatic;
  • Click OK to complete the import.
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