When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular company. On their end, three records are set up automatically the moment the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the e-mails for that particular Internet domain. The website and the email hosting are usually regarded as one thing, when they're in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you want. For instance, some new company may have excellent 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 name to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an email - in any case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've 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 is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting
With a cloud website hosting package from our company, you are going to be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains with ease through our advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Changing the default records will take 2 clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any complications. We've got a large help section that'll make things even easier. If you'd like to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the standard 2, you may choose their priority i.e. which record will handle your e-mails 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 are 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
Accessing and editing the A or MX records for any of your domain addresses or subdomains is incredibly easy if you get a semi-dedicated server plan through us. The accounts are managed via our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which includes a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you can click on any 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 though you may have never dealt with such matters before, you won't encounter any troubles if you want to switch your site or emails to an alternative company while keeping the second service with our company. If needed, you could also create additional MX records and set a specific priority in accordance with the instructions of the new provider.