[Demonolith]

I've been asked to do a website and need to transfer the previous version over to a host I'm familiar with.

I've asked the client to send me the EPP code which they can get from the previous webmaster.

It seems though, that they did not part on the best of terms and I'm told getting the code may prove difficult.

What is the best course of action to enable the transfer and ensure I get full control.

The client would like to register a new domain (simply adding 'new' to the current URL) but I think this is a bad idea as then there would be 2 active sites and page ranking would be messy.

Any advice/help is really appreciated!

[Jason Dexter]

Do you really need to transfer it across? Why not just use the hosting they already have, as it'll make things much easier. I can't say I've ever had the need to change it because I'm not used to it. All I need is the server, username and password for the FTP

[Demonolith]

Jason Dexter, on 19 September 2011 - 09:29 AM, said:

Do you really need to transfer it across? Why not just use the hosting they already have, as it'll make things much easier. I can't say I've ever had the need to change it because I'm not used to it. All I need is the server, username and password for the FTP

Thanks for the reply, the client doesn't seem to know who the host is.

I think the previous guy (also ex-chairman) and his son are the only people to hold the server, user name, password and FTP details.