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 service provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically the moment the domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that specific domain address. The website and the e-mail hosting are often regarded as one thing, when they are actually two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you'd like. As an illustration, some new company might have exceptional uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain name to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you can get the best of both companies. These records are checked whenever you want to open a site or send an email - in either 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've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your email is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
With a shared hosting plan from our company, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly through our innovative Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Editing the default records takes 2 clicks and the creation of a new record requires only a couple of more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not encounter any issues. We've got a large help section that'll make things even easier. If you want to change your email provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the standard 2, you can pick their priority i.e. which record will deal with your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you will have full control over your domains and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you'll be able to view and edit the A and MX records for any of the domain names or subdomains that you host inside the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to manage the account, provides an sophisticated, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than several mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it'll be just as easy - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you'll be ready. You'll also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you choose to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the 2 standard ones. In case you experience any issues, we have a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or modify any record.