Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular provider. On their end, 3 records are created automatically the moment the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain name where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that specific domain. The site and the email hosting are generally perceived as one thing, while they are actually two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you wish. For example, some new company can have fantastic uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your emails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address 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 site or send an email - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain is going to 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 site or your email will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

With a shared hosting package from us, you'll be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains easily by using our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP. Changing the default records requires 2 clicks and the creation of a new record takes just a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you will not experience any complications. We've got an extensive help section that makes things even easier. If you want to change your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have total control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and editing the A or MX records for any one of your domain addresses or subdomains is really easy if you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are handled by using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you may click on any one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as simple as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even when you have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not encounter any problems if you want to direct your site or e-mails to an alternative service provider while keeping the second service with our company. If necessary, you may also set up additional MX records and set a specific priority in accordance with the instructions of the new provider.