The definition of “hosting” does not describe just one service, but a number of services that provide a variety of functions to a domain name. Having a site and emails, for instance, are two independent services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so a lot of people consider them as one single service. The truth is, each and every domain name has a number of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, which defines where the website for the domain address is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the emails for the domain name. For example, an A record would be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record is mx1.domain.com. Whenever you open a website or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain name has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. When you have custom records on their end, the browser request or the email will be forwarded to the correct server. The idea behind working with separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you can have your website hosted by one provider and the e-mails by another.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
With a cloud hosting package from us, you'll be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease through our innovative Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records takes two clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any complications. We have an extensive help section that makes things even easier. If you wish to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to manage your emails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you're going to have 100 % control of your domain names and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, will allow you to view the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains in your account and if needed, to edit any of them or create new ones. Controlling these records is incredibly easy since all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes only a few more clicks and if you experience any troubles, you can check out our video tutorials on how to create A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to offer you full control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're moving your emails to a different service provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.