Could Someone Guide me with Migrating a Website to OVH Cloud Hosting?

Hello there,

I am new to using OVH Cloud services, and I am in the process of migrating my website from another hosting provider to OVH. My site runs on WordPress; and while I have managed to back up all my files and databases; I am a bit unsure about the best practices for the migration process to ensure minimal downtime and avoid any potential issues.

I understand that changing the DNS settings can take some time to propagate fully. Is there a way to speed up this process, or at least minimize downtime during the transition?

My previous host had SSL certificates in place, and I am wondering what the process is for transferring those to OVH. Do I need to request new SSL certificates through OVH, or is there a way to migrate the existing ones?

I had several email accounts set up with my previous provider. What is the best way to transfer these to OVH without losing any emails or disrupting service?:thinking:

I have used FTP to upload my website files to the OVH server; but I am a little unclear about the best way to import the MySQL database. Should I use phpMyAdmin; or is there a more efficient method recommended by OVH?:face_with_monocle:

Also, I have gone through this post; https://community.ovh.com/en/t/moving-configured-wordpress-site-between-hostings-aws-devops/ which definitely helped me out a lot.

If anyone has gone through a similar process or has any tips and tricks, I would greatly appreciate your advice. I want to ensure that my website migration goes as smoothly as possible.

Thanks in advance for your help and assistance.