When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific provider. On their end, three records are set up automatically as soon as the domain address 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 site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that specific Internet domain. The website and the email hosting are typically regarded as one thing, while they are in fact two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you wish. As an example, some new company could have excellent uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address to the first and MX records to have the emails with the second, you can get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - in either case, the 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'll see the needed website or your email is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting
With a cloud website hosting package from our company, you'll be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains with ease using our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP. Changing the default records will take two clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a few more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any complications. We've got an in depth help section that will make things even easier. If you want to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the standard 2, you can choose their priority i.e. which record will deal with your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you're going to have 100 % control of your domain names 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 changing the A or MX records for any of your domains or subdomains is very easy if you get a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are managed using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which includes a section committed to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you may click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Editing any record is as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not encounter any issues if you decide to direct your website or emails to an alternative service provider while keeping the second service with our company. If necessary, you could also create additional MX records and set a certain priority in accordance with the recommendations of the new provider.