Migrate account from cPanel to DirectAdmin
The step to migrate cPanel account to DirectAdmin control panel.
1. Submit a trial license request for DirectAdmin Server by using a subject "Trial license to migrate account from cPanel to DirectAdmin". Don't forget to provide a DirectAdmin server IP.
2. Once a trial license activates, install RVsitebuilder on a new server with this guide.
3. Migration Processing: SSH as root on DirectAdmin Server
4. Run command download script to convert data
[root@system ~]# wget https://www.pusathosting.com/file/da.cpanel.import.9.4.tar.gz
5. Run command create directory
[root@system ~]# mkdir import export
6. Return to cPanel account for full backup processing which has 2 methods.
6.1 SSH as root on cPanel Server and run
[root@system ~]# /scripts/pkgacct USERNAME
6.2 Using cPanel Full Backup Tools.
7. Current on cPanel Server with SSH root access and run rsync data fron cPanel to DirectAdmin
[root@system ~]# rsync -av /home/cpmove-USER.tar.gz root@x.x.x.x:/root/import
8. Re-configure on defaults.conf file
ip=xxx.x.x.xxx *** your ip server ***
ns1=ns1.cdnex.co.th *** your Nameserver ***
ns2=ns2.cdnex.co.th *** your Nameserver ***
creator=admin
docsroot=./data/skins/enhanced
account=ON
aftp=OFF
cgi=ON
dnscontrol=OFF
nemailr=unlimited
nemails=unlimited
package=custom
php=ON
skin=enhanced
ssh=OFF
ssl=ON
suspend_at_limit=ON
suspended=no
zoom=100
9. Extract file da.cpanel.import.9.4.tar.gz
[root@system ~]# tar -xvzf da.cpanel.import.9.4.tar.gz
10. Run script
[root@system ~]# perl da.cpanel.import.pl
11. When run script processing is done, it will automatically convert cPanel Backup file to DirectAdmin Backup file which will keep on the export directory path you created in the previous. Moving a backup file to path /home/admin/user_backups/
12. Login Dashboard Directadmin then go to reseller-level -> Manage User Backups -> Restore Backup -> choose a backup file to restore.
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