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Move a website off HostingRaja

Quick answer: Copy the files, the database and any mail you need while the HostingRaja account is still paid. Test the copy, then change DNS. The domain registration can stay where it is. You do not need HostingRaja's phone number to do this, and it is not listed here.
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What this guide is

WebJi wrote this page. WebJi is not HostingRaja, and this is not their support desk. The names are used only to identify the products. Their phone numbers, chat lines and support email addresses are not published here.

This is a checklist for copying a site off HostingRaja onto a host you choose. Where a public product page was readable, that read was on 29 October 2026. Where a panel was not opened, the steps say so instead of guessing a menu. The domain registration can stay where it is. Pointing the domain at a new host is a DNS change. Transferring the domain to a new registrar is a separate process, described on the domain transfer page.

Copy the site before DNS changes

Write down the current nameservers and the records you will need again: A, CNAME, MX and TXT. If the DNS host lets you, lower the TTL on those records a day before the change. Changing nameservers is the same job at any registrar.

Make the copy while the live site still runs on HostingRaja. Keep that account paid until the new copy has served the site and the mail for a few days.

Files and the database

A HostingRaja panel was not opened for this article. If the account you see is cPanel, use its full backup. If it is not cPanel, download the site files and export the database.

On the new host, restore into an empty account. Before the public DNS change, open the new copy with a temporary hostname or a hosts-file override and click the pages, forms and logins. A certificate from the old host is not the certificate the new host will use. Issue SSL on the new account after the name points there, or use the new host's automatic certificate.

Email

A website copy does not bring the old inbox with it. If you need the existing mail, copy it with an IMAP mail program while the HostingRaja account is still up. Create the same addresses on the new host before you change MX records, then send a test from outside and reply to it.

Leave MX on the old host until that test works. Changing the website's A record and changing MX are two edits. You can do them on different days.

The DNS cutover

Change the A record to the new host, or change the nameservers to the ones the new host gave you. Visitors still on the old TTL can see the old site for a while. That is why the old account stays up.

After the new name answers, check the home page, one inner page, a form, and a mailbox. If any of those fail, put the previous DNS values back. They are the ones you wrote down in the first step.

If the new host is WebJi

The migration service page is the place that describes a move onto WebJi. It is subject to terms and approval. It is optional. The steps above are enough to move the site to any host that can take the files and the database.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to transfer my domain away from HostingRaja?

No. Moving the website is a DNS change. The registration can stay at HostingRaja if they are the registrar, or wherever it is now. Transfer the domain only if you want a different registrar, and only with an authorization code.

Will the site go down during the copy?

The copy happens while the old site is still live. Visitors switch when DNS changes, and only for as long as the old TTL lasts. Keeping the old account up covers that window.

How do I keep the old email?

Copy it with an IMAP mail program before you change MX. Create the same addresses on the new host first. Test a send and a reply. Then change MX. A file backup of the website does not include the mailbox.

Where is the backup inside HostingRaja?

In the panel you already use. If that panel is cPanel, use its full backup. If it is not, take the site files and a database export. This page does not publish a support number to ask them for the file.

When can I cancel the old plan?

After the new host has served the site and the mail for a few days. Cancelling on the same day as the DNS change leaves no way back if a mailbox was missed.

Can WebJi do the move?

The migration service page describes a move onto WebJi, subject to terms and approval. It is optional. The checklist on this page is enough for any new host.

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