Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific company. On their end, 3 records are created automatically as soon as the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that handles the e-mails for that specific domain address. The website and the email hosting are generally regarded as one thing, while they are in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you wish. For instance, some new service provider can have superb uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain address is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting
With a shared web hosting plan from our company, you will be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains easily by using our sophisticated Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records takes two clicks and the setup of a new record requires only a couple of more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you will not encounter any issues. We have a comprehensive help section that makes things even easier. If you want to change your e-mail provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the default 2, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your emails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider is going to tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you'll have full control over your domains and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records very easily and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Accessing and editing the A or MX records for each of your domain addresses or subdomains is incredibly easy if you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company. The accounts are handled via our in-house built Hepsia CP, which features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you may click on every one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record will be as easy as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not experience any problems if you wish to point your website or e-mails to an alternative company while keeping the second service with our company. If necessary, you may also create additional MX records and set a certain priority based on the recommendations of the new provider.