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 created automatically as soon as the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the Internet domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that particular domain. The site and the email hosting are often considered to be one thing, when they are in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you wish. For example, some new service provider can have superb uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your emails 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 could get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an e-mail - in either case, the company whose name servers are used for the domain address will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed site or your email will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every Linux shared hosting package that we offer you, will permit you to see, change and set up A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain within your account. Using the DNS Records section, you will be able to view a list of all hosts in the account in alphabetical order with their related records, so any update won't take you more than a few clicks. Creating new records is just as simple if, for example, you would like to use the e-mail services of another provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. You may also set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. With our state-of-the-art tool, you'll be able to manage the records of your domains and subdomains with ease even though you may have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated packages, will enable you to view the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains in your account and if required, to change any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is quite easy because 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 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 advanced enough to offer you complete control over all records and to permit 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 create more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.