I am strongly considering moving hosts for one of my domains (not the one in my profile) and would like to know which hosts out there offer to move your site over for you?

This should include hidden files and should be able to ensure that the files are transferred over with the correct binary/ascii format as well as the existing chmod settings.

I only have about 100 megs to move over but doing it via ftp and with my dial-up modem connection is not something I want to consider right now. In addition, I want to be able to ensure everything is up and running on the new host server before I transfer the DNS settings.

Do hosts do this for free or are there cost implications?

dipends what you need to move (MySQL DB etc.)
Without this, it can be move and up withing 10 min or less moving it fro server to server.

I dont' think you need to pay for it but it dipends how much work you new hoster currently has... ;)

If you have Telnet/SSH access, tar everything, then FTP to the new host and put everything there. You can dump mySQL databases and put them up at the new host, it'll take two hours tops, depending on how much you need to modify (scripts, etc.).

I have ssh access but tar doesn't really help as the largest volume of space is taken up by a members image gallery (not porn)

Zipping these is a bit futile so I'm still left with a tar file in excess of 80 megs.

I don't have any active mysql databases running but do have a fairly sizeale chunk of CGI and some php.

In essence, I'm going to need a host that can do and allow the following:

1. Allow me to run Gallery (php)
http://www.menalto.com/projects/gallery/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index
2. Allow me to run Greymatter (cgi)
http://noahgrey.com/greysoft/
3. Allow me to run lightweight non-database CGI forums (not Ikonboard/Yabb/ or the like). None of these have ever resulted in the host complaining about excess resource use and they have and do get fairly busy at times but server loads are minor.

So - in the region of about 200 megs space, and a lightweight 2-3 gig transfer (more than I use) - with about 2/3 mysql databases to play with - add to the mix a host that knows what they're doing and actually do it well (server uptime must be excellent) and with a decent network connection.

How much for all this? Heck - I'm paying $8 a month at the moment for a host that offers me tons but delivers peanuts. I'd pay slightly more (or the same) for less "features" and more substance. Oh yes - and I need the site move to be done as a freebie (deduct the transfer from my monthly bandwidth allotment :D )

Here's what I use, from your home directory:

tar --ignore-zeros -cz * | ssh -l username remote.host tar -xz

I think the big problem with getting a host to move the contents for you is that you'll have to get someone from sales to promise to do it for you, but then someone from support is who will end up actually having to do it.

Good luck.