Any time you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific service provider. On their end, three records are created automatically the moment the domain name 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 indicate the server that manages the e-mails for that particular Internet domain. The website and the email hosting are generally thought to be one thing, while they're in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an illustration, some new provider can have superb uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the Internet domain to the former and MX records to have the emails with the latter, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you wish to open a website or send an email - either way, the company whose name servers are used for the domain address 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 e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting
If you have a Linux website hosting from us, you'll be able to view, create and change any A or MX record for your Internet addresses. So long as a given domain name has our Name Servers, you'll be able to change specific records using our Hepsia hosting CP and have your site or emails directed to any other service provider if you'd like to use only one of our services. Our innovative tool is going to permit you to have a domain address hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by modifying only its A record - this will not affect the main domain address in any way. If you decide to use the e-mail services of another provider and they want you to create more than two MX records, you can easily do that with only a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records section of your Control Panel. Also you can set different latency for every MX record i.e. which one is going to have priority.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, will allow you to see the A and MX records for every one of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if needed, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Controlling these records is very easy because all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and in case you experience any troubles, you can check out our instructional videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to give you full control of all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're moving your e-mails to a different company and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.