Top 5 Security Features Every Hosting Provider Should Offer (Especially for Small Businesses & WordPress Users)

This article outlines the top 5 security features every hosting provider should offer (especially for small businesses and WordPress users). Running a small business means juggling a dozen priorities. Your website should be the one thing…

How to Generate a Full VPS Backup Using rclone (Simple 3-Minute Guide)

28 Aug 25 Editorial Staff

This article provides a detailed step-by-step description of how to generate a full VPS backup using rclone. What is rclone? Rclone is a powerful open-source command-line tool for managing files on cloud storage services and local…

Comprehensive List of Top 10 Uses for VPS Servers

27 Aug 25 Editorial Staff

If you've ever wondered, "what are common use-cases for VPS servers?", you have come to the right place! We have compiled a list of the top 10 uses for VPS servers, as observed by Rad Web…

How to Migrate Website Hosting

24 Apr 24 Editorial Staff

This article provides a guide demonstrating how to migrate website hosting.

Note: Rad Web Hosting provides free migration services included with the purchase of certain services. For more information, see: Free Migration Service.

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How to Migrate Website Hosting

Before moving your website and databases to a new hosting provider, the first step should be a backup plan of all files and databases. You can do this either using FTP to download/upload files/databases directly or creating an automatic full database backup via cPanel. After this step is completed, it's necessary to change your DNS settings with your new host - this process could take from several hours up to an entire day.