When performing a website migration using cPanel Express Transfer, an incomplete transfer process can sometimes leave temporary redirect rules in the website’s This occurs because the migration process adds redirect entries to prevent access to dynamic content until the transfer is complete. If these entries are not removed afterward, the website will continue redirecting to the This guide explains how to identify and remove these redirects to restore normal website functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before proceeding, ensure the following requirements are met:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following entry may be present in the website’s This rule redirects requests for dynamic content to the migration holding page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n cPanel provides a utility that automatically removes these redirect entries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Replace If multiple websites are affected, run the following command to process all cPanel accounts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This command iterates through all cPanel users and removes any migration-related dynamic content blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After running the commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Websites redirecting to Introduction When performing a website migration using cPanel Express Transfer, an incomplete transfer process can sometimes leave temporary redirect rules in the website’s .htaccess files. As a result, visitors may be redirected to a URL similar to: This occurs because the migration process adds redirect entries to prevent access to dynamic content until the transfer ..<\/p>\n.htaccess<\/code> files. As a result, visitors may be redirected to a URL similar to:<\/p>\n\n\n\nhttp://server.example.com\/cgi-sys\/movingpage.cgi\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nmovingpage.cgi<\/code> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPrerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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.htaccess<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\nRedirectMatch \\.(dynamiccontent|pl|plx|perl|cgi|php|php4|php5|php6|php3|shtml)$ http:\/\/server.example.com\/cgi-sys\/movingpage.cgi\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Remove Redirects for a Specific cPanel Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/xfertool --unblockdynamiccontent cpanelusername\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\ncpanelusername<\/code> with the actual cPanel account username.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Remove Redirects for All Accounts on the Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
cut -d ' ' -f2 \/etc\/trueuserdomains | while read user; do\n \/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/xfertool --unblockdynamiccontent $user\ndone\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Verify Website Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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cgi-sys\/movingpage.cgi<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
cgi-sys\/movingpage.cgi<\/code> after a migration are typically caused by leftover Express Transfer redirect rules in .htaccess<\/code> files. Using the xfertool --unblockdynamiccontent<\/code> script removes these entries and restores normal website functionality. Once the cleanup is completed, the affected websites should load normally without redirecting to the migration holding page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"