A tool that you will definitely need is a File Transfer Protocol ("FTP") client program. These programs are more or less explorer type programs in which files can be uploaded and downloaded from the server.

There are a number of freely available FTP client programs and here are a few:

• Smart FTP (31 Aug, 2008, no longer free)
• Filezilla
• Core FTP
• Cyberduck (for Mac)
• Google Search Results

In order to utilise an FTP client you must first set-up FTP accounts at your host. I'm assuming that this particular process doesn't require detailed explanation as most likely you would have been using an FTP client at your old host. Suffice to say, that at my host, when creating the addon domain names corresponding FTP accounts were created as well. If this is not the case with your host, simply follow the prompts to create an FTP account(s). Even if automatic and default FTP accounts were created I'd recommend purposely creating an FTP account that purposely points to a specified folder. That folder's sole purpose being to receive uploaded files. Once uploaded, they can be moved to where ever you want.

My preferred FTP client is Smart FTP as that has a server to server transfer of files feature. I couldn't find that feature in Filezilla when I last checked or should I say it wasn't that obvious whether that feature was present. What this means is that with a server to server transfer of files it speeds up the process as the files (images etc) do not have to be downloaded into your computer and then uploaded (a very slow process) to your new host server.

For examples (screen shots) that follow in this guide relating to FTP procedures I'll be referring to Smart FTP. Regardless of which FTP client you choose to use, the concepts are the same, it's just that screen shots and button clicks will be different.