If you don’t want to split an account yourself, remember that GreenGeeks offers website migration for just $15 per site. Please open a ticket in GreenGeeks to request migration.
This article will show you how to split an Addon domain to its own cPanel account. Splitting an Addon domain to its own cPanel account is useful for, among others, Ecosite customers who have upgraded to a reseller or VPS web hosting account.
Download the website content to your computer
Using an FTP client, download the Addon domain directory (located in the /public_html directory) to your computer.
Download etc and email directories
If you have email accounts on your Addon domain, go up one level from /public_html to / (your home directory) and download the “etc” and “email” directories. If you don’t have any email accounts on your Addon domain, you can skip this step.
Export databases using phpMyAdmin
Log in to GreenGeeks and go to cPanel by clicking the “cPanel Login” button in the “Quick Server Login” section.
In the “DATABASES” section, click the “phpMyAdmin” link or icon.
Select the database you would like to export and click the “Export” tab at the top of the page.
Click the “Go” button to download the database to your computer.
Remove the Addon domain
In the “Domains” section of cPanel, click the “Addon Domains” link or icon.
Scroll down to the “Modify Addon Domain” section.
In the line for the Addon domain you wish to remove, click the “Remove” link.
Create the new cPanel Account
Instructions for creating a new cPanel account.
Upload the website files, mail, and etc folder
Upload the copy of your website files that you downloaded to your computer to the new /pubic_html folder. If necessary, also upload the mail and etc folders to / (your home directory).
Import database
Before you can import a copy of your website database (if you have one) into the new account, you first have to create a new, empty database in the new account (here are instructions for creating a new database in cPanel).
Once you’ve created the new empty database, go to the “DATABASES” section of cPanel and click the “phpMyAdmin” link or icon.
In phpMyAdmin, select the new empty database and click the “Import” tab.
Click the “Choose File” button, select the downloaded copy of the database on your computer.
Click the “Go” button to import the database.
Update configuration files
Finally, if you’re moving a database driven site, the new database may have a new username prefix. If that’s the case, you will have to update the database name and username in any website configuration files.
That’s it, your website migration is complete.