did you find an answer? I just moved from hostgator as well and I'm having a similar issue.
Re: file problem after upgrade - Migrated to a new server and files showing error
by Karrie V -
Number of replies: 2
In reply to Karrie V
Re: file problem after upgrade - Migrated to a new server and files showing error
+1, from 2.5 to 2.8
In reply to Fernando Navarro Páez
Re: file problem after upgrade - Migrated to a new server and files showing error
by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
From-2.5-to-2.8 is not a https://docs.moodle.org/25/en/Moodle_migration but an https://docs.moodle.org/25/en/Upgrading.