When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically the moment the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain name where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that handles the emails for that specific domain address. The site and the email hosting are generally regarded as one thing, while they are actually two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you want. For instance, some new provider could have superb uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an e-mail - in any case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed site or your e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting from our company, you are going to be able to view, set up and modify any A or MX record for your Internet addresses. Provided that a particular domain name has our Name Servers, you'll be able to modify certain records using our Hepsia hosting CP and have your website or e-mails directed to any other company if you wish to use only one of our services. Our advanced tool is going to permit you to have a domain address hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted somewhere else by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main Internet domain at all. If you choose to use the email services of a different company and they want you to set up more than 2 MX records, you can easily do that with simply a few mouse clicks through the DNS Records section of your CP. You may also set different latency for every MX record i.e. which one is going to have priority.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our semi-dedicated servers, will permit you to see the A and MX records for each of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is very easy since all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a couple of more clicks and in case you experience any difficulties, you can check out our instructional videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with total control over all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are moving your emails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than two different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.