When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific provider. On their end, three records are created automatically the moment the domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one 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 manages the e-mails for that specific Internet domain. The website and the email hosting are usually considered to be one thing, while they're actually two different services. Having different records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you would like. For instance, some new company may have superb uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the former and MX records to have the emails 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 e-mail - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you're going to see the needed website or your email is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
With a shared website hosting plan from our company, you're going to be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains with ease by using our advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Changing the default records will take two 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 will not encounter any complications. We also have a comprehensive help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to change your email provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the standard 2, you can pick their priority i.e. which record is going to deal with your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you'll have complete control of your domain names and subdomains and you are going to be able to manage their A and MX records very easily and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with our semi-dedicated plans, will allow you to see the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or create new ones. Controlling these records is quite easy because all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a few 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 intuitive enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to provide you with 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 set up more than two different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.