{"id":23987,"date":"2022-02-02T14:13:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/plesk-migrating-from-cpanel-to-plesk-obsidian-for-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:35:28","slug":"plesk-migrating-from-cpanel-to-plesk-obsidian-for-linux","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/plesk-migrating-from-cpanel-to-plesk-obsidian-for-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Plesk: Migrating from cPanel to Plesk for Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">This article provides you with steps to migrate cPanel to Plesk Obsideon for Linux.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Preparation for cPanel to Plesk migration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact 1-grid Support to assist with placing your order for the Plesk package you will be moving to. The package will be offered free for one month which will allow you enough time to migrate your data across.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 30px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;\"><strong>Backup Website files on cPanel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 1<\/strong>&#8211; Login to cPanel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; list-style: outside disc; line-height: 17px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please see our article on logging into cPanel<\/span> <a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #00c1dc; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/how-to-log-in-to-cpanel-via-your-1-grid-customer-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 2\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Click on <strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">File Manager\u00a0<\/strong>under your <strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Files\u00a0<\/strong>section.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"image-enlarge-link\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #00c1dc; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039049501\/original\/N1k8wf0obKFZI9BGbrAmxwIZCVkREgbgzA.png?1585831313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered lightbox-image aligncenter\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; border: 1px solid #cccccc; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; display: block; width: 564px; height: 244.909px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059515649\/original\/7MpEzmnJqNbWT3z2m-kssMgToskoLmwYIA.jpeg?1622642457\" data-index=\"0\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059515649\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 3\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Compress your website folder.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><a class=\"image-enlarge-link\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #00c1dc; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039051617\/original\/NvidfWh0oJfII6BcQUVVj5gErm8JOr0S4g.png?1585833902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered lightbox-image aligncenter\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; border: 1px solid #cccccc; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; display: block; width: 573px; height: 411.086px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059515654\/original\/pbpGSwgjTkCEQ9Zwh2by3q4YN3oPzp0BiA.jpeg?1622642457\" data-index=\"1\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059515654\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 4\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Download the compressed file to your computer by clicking on it in your File Manager.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 30px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Export database on cPanel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 1<\/strong> &#8211; Click on <strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">phpMyAdmin<\/strong>\u00a0 in the databases section\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"image-enlarge-link\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #00c1dc; text-decoration: none; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038978524\/original\/LoOJW8GqDC5-UwUfZQd3naVZK9VeBUhl9Q.png?1585715570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered lightbox-image\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; border: 1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%; margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none; width: 650px; height: 152.051px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059516022\/original\/sHYRAX-vTmkZiEjADlAzQQvMbCGQ71WJ2A.jpeg?1622642761\" data-index=\"0\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059516022\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 2<\/strong> &#8211; Click on the database you are working within the left menu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"image-enlarge-link\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #00c1dc; text-decoration: none; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038978646\/original\/Bntou5k2s0I_RpBDDUFpa4QQ3ef0c9uMVA.png?1585715793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered lightbox-image\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; border: 1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%; margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none; width: 646px; height: 214.953px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059516023\/original\/pSLGULQmy2UUxYqSKAP1n3dHkXQU6XEkdQ.jpeg?1622642761\" data-index=\"1\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059516023\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Step 3<\/strong> &#8211; Click <strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Export\u00a0<\/strong>in the tabs along the top of the screen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; 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word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"image-enlarge-link\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #00c1dc; text-decoration: none; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038978802\/original\/_ec3ztSHhxCISgyfIp8JZzFGekUM6A8UcQ.png?1585716179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered lightbox-image\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; border: 1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%; margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none; width: 654px; height: 218.722px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059516024\/original\/3A5ZmJk7rga62p39KK0JwM1ENwDGiTlXjw.jpeg?1622642762\" data-index=\"3\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059516024\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Upload website files to Plesk<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>&#8211; Login to Plesk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login with username and password received when you completed your subscription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039004839\/original\/L1ubpCjTOqJq_b04lKlEHiGvLLchUAuHog.png?1585753526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059516376\/original\/6ETaSQ5GzfYx5oJIOv2SxKTvVxSKB6hXWQ.png?1622643097\" width=\"274\" height=\"394\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059516376\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Go to Domains -&gt; File Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059517656\/original\/EPPiiYrpw4wiYtQRyE4nqyBuxfPVZoYwXA.png?1622644100\" width=\"499\" height=\"465\" data-id=\"33059517656\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"ltr\">Step 3<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Select httpdocs then click Upload file<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upload the previously downloaded backup you made on your cPanel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059517845\/original\/RevuNS0vLV3ZsbMA5AJCQ79PeQD-tAfP4w.png?1622644249\" width=\"578\" height=\"206\" data-id=\"33059517845\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Once the upload completes, select the uploaded file and click\u00a0<strong>extract files<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059517999\/original\/dyfBnplWFfhQrYNJqszhr49ZPxmnafUT6g.png?1622644395\" width=\"520\" height=\"327\" data-id=\"33059517999\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Import database to Plesk<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 1<\/strong>&#8211; Click on\u00a0<strong>Databases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039289898\/original\/nNYpYg6tXc2PzmFBM_DlPXb_CEqFG5zaUQ.png?1586369832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059518350\/original\/01RViwQmbXmmprAlJSHwyKv2zyUyCCVdUA.png?1622644668\" width=\"549\" height=\"254\" data-index=\"0\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059518350\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 2<\/strong>&#8211; Click on\u00a0<strong>Add\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Database<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039289967\/original\/qF08atVy6J8VZODSjHwxbDFyii2P6xspLQ.png?1586369958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059518351\/original\/kT08y-GtInmzZsUQptmFdohqBEycaxEYUA.png?1622644668\" width=\"540\" height=\"290\" data-index=\"1\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059518351\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 3<\/strong>&#8211; Complete Database details and click\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039290121\/original\/APelPzcdOlvoiXt4s6QLVs7HdoKyzXrHfQ.png?1586370259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059518352\/original\/OpPP2qztMZYH2C5UTT567X00cIuf8irJzQ.png?1622644668\" width=\"536\" height=\"326\" data-index=\"2\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059518352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 4\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Click on\u00a0<strong>Import Dump and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>select your Database<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Import your previously downloaded Mysql database from cPanel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039290252\/original\/ZpT9ISnmMMOVnlO_xW9tqe2-iSGsENkF_g.png?1586370444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33059518353\/original\/0aRv47KNnLNPKYZ2bRPnKHCU-cZLCWtomw.png?1622644668\" width=\"575\" height=\"259\" data-index=\"3\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33059518353\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Email Migration<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due to cPanel and Plesk being two different environments it&#8217;s not possible to migrate the emails on server side. The only way to do this is to use IMAP sync. Below are the steps on how to do this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>First make a backup of Outlook emails to make sure there&#8217;s no data loss.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Open Outlook and click on\u00a0<strong>file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33131195279\/original\/G66tx7n0Xop2v1LXAoxlUWSybT8BSPvmNw.png?1745232533\" width=\"543\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"33131195279\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Select Open&amp;Export and click Import \/Export.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33131195280\/original\/skvndhe9c9KRPjCMSTTLSTYxaEHH3OzVyg.jpeg?1745232533\" width=\"469\" height=\"296\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33131195280\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Click\u00a0<strong>Export to File\u00a0<\/strong>then\u00a0<strong>Outlook Data File (.pst)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"fr-no-borders\" style=\"height: 244px;\" width=\"779\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33131195275\/original\/2lm3oCZPfi-oJM-PKYwveCWcREoBtTqcdg.png?1745232531\" data-id=\"33131195275\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33131195277\/original\/5s3DxD4Otz7oeDClqbLLz01fvuBO6l20WQ.png?1745232532\" data-id=\"33131195277\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4 &#8211; Select the email address you wich to beackup and select Next.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33131195281\/original\/6w6V7K4ge4ve5Lg5Cg5dmVeNFpxVHBqzCA.jpeg?1745232533\" width=\"443\" height=\"338\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33131195281\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Step 4\u00a0&#8211; Choose the location to save the backup and click\u00a0<\/strong><strong>finish<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33131195282\/original\/fNwK8Q8DqYv0t-TITNmwgfyOJUTRzIXuow.jpeg?1745232534\" width=\"449\" height=\"335\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33131195282\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3><strong>Migrate Emails using the IMAP method<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Follow there steps:\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-migrate-your-email-using-imap\/\">https:\/\/sites.1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-migrate-your-email-using-imap\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with steps to migrate cPanel to Plesk Obsideon for Linux. \u00a0 \u00a0 Preparation for cPanel to Plesk migration Contact 1-grid Support to assist with placing your order for the Plesk package you will be moving to. 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