Zero and low-downtime migration

One of the biggest worries about changing host is downtime - the fear that your site or shop will go dark during the move. At Dirham A Day we work hard to avoid that, offering migrations with little or no downtime.

The key is our reverse-proxy cutover. Instead of switching everything off, moving it, and switching it back on (which causes an outage), we keep your site live on its old address while we set up and test it on our platform. Your visitors keep seeing a working site the whole time. When everything is verified and ready, we complete the switch smoothly - and in many cases you do not even need to change your DNS yourself.

How a low-downtime move works, step by step:

1. We copy your site - files, databases and email - to our platform.
2. Your site stays live on its current host throughout.
3. We test the copy on our side to make sure it works correctly.
4. We cut over so traffic is served from Dirham A Day, keeping the site continuously available.
5. We re-issue SSL and confirm everything looks right.

For most brochure sites and blogs, the result is effectively zero downtime. For very busy or transactional sites like shops, we plan the final cutover carefully - often at a quiet time - to minimise any brief gap and avoid losing orders.

The best part is that we manage all of this for you. If keeping your site online during the move is critical, tell us and we will plan accordingly. Our UAE-based team is available 24/7 - WhatsApp +971 58 553 6767 or support@dirhamaday.ae.