{"id":5510,"date":"2013-04-30T12:19:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T12:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=5510"},"modified":"2013-04-30T12:19:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T12:19:39","slug":"introducing-automated-upgrades-from-web-hosting-to-vps-and-hybrid-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/introducing-automated-upgrades-from-web-hosting-to-vps-and-hybrid-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing automated upgrades from web hosting to VPS and Hybrid Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Web Hosting and Reseller Hosting customers can now upgrade to a VPS or Hybrid Server with just one click thanks to our brand new and easy to use feature.<\/p>\n<p>Web hosting customers can make the move to our VPS or Hybrid Server platform via the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/customer.heartinternet.uk\/manage\/upgrade.cgi\">Upgrade Web Hosting<\/a>\u201d wizard, and Reseller Pro customers can find the upgrade process in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/customer.heartinternet.uk\/manage\/manage-packages.cgi\">Manage Hosting Accounts\u201d<\/a> section of the Reseller Control Centre. Our migration tool will move over your SSL certificates, email, site data and databases, and DNS (if requested) during the upgrade as well.<\/p>\n<p>When you upgrade to VPS or a Hybrid Server, your existing hosting package won\u2019t be deleted until you tell us to do so, leaving you in full control of the migration process.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is a free service for any web hosting or Reseller Pro customer who buys a VPS or Hybrid Server via this upgrade path, making the process as quick and simple as possible.<\/p>\n<p>VPS are perfect for websites that are experiencing growth, need flexibility, or if you&#8217;re looking for something more powerful than shared hosting. RAM, CPU and Hard Drive space can all be altered depending on the needs of the website, giving a fully scalable hosting solution for busy and mission-critical websites.<\/p>\n<p>Hybrid Servers contain the perfect mix of virtualisation technology and dedicated resources, offering incredible power, security and stability. With zero I\/O share, users of Hybrid Servers can make use of the extra power without being affected by other activity on the server.<\/p>\n<p>Just follow these quick step-by-step guides to complete the upgrade:<\/p>\n<h4>Reseller Pro customers<\/h4>\n<ol>&bull; Log-in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/customer.heartinternet.uk\/manage\/manage-reseller.cgi\">Reseller Control Centre<\/a>.&bull; Click \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/customer.heartinternet.uk\/manage\/manage-packages.cgi\">Manage Hosting Accounts<\/a>\u201d.&bull; Choose the package you wish to upgrade to a VPS or Hybrid Server.&bull; Click on &#8220;VPS&#8221; or &#8220;Hybrid&#8221; underneath the &#8220;Upgrade to&#8221; column in the table.&bull; Select the specifications you want and order.&bull; Continue to your basket to complete the upgrade.<\/ol>\n<h4>Web Hosting customers<\/h4>\n<ol>&bull; Login to your <a href=\"https:\/\/customer.heartinternet.uk\/manage\/\">Heart Internet account<\/a>.&bull; Click on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/customer.heartinternet.uk\/manage\/upgrade.cgi\">Upgrade Web Hosting<\/a>.\u201d&bull; Choose the package you want to upgrade to a VPS or Hybrid Server.&bull; Click on &#8220;VPS&#8221; or &#8220;Hybrid&#8221; underneath the &#8220;Upgrade to&#8221; column in the table.&bull; Choose your specifications and order.&bull; Follow the order process to the end.<\/ol>\n<p>Please note that you must take CPanel as part of the upgrade; Windows packages are not supported as VPS and Hybrid Servers are Linux based. The upgrade is free but you must purchase a VPS or Hybrid Server as part of the upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your new server!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Hosting and Reseller Hosting customers can now upgrade to a VPS or Hybrid Server with just one click thanks to our brand new and easy to use feature. 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