The word “hosting” doesn't describe just one service, but a number of services which offer different functions to a domain. Having a website and e-mails, for instance, are two individual services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so a lot of people think of them as one single service. In fact, each domain name has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the former is a numeric IP address, that identifies where the website for the domain name is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that manages the e-mails for the domain name. As an example, an A record can be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would be mx1.domain.com. Each time you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain address has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the web browser request or the email will then be directed to the correct server. The concept behind employing separate records is that the two services work with different web protocols and you may have your website hosted by one service provider and the e-mail messages by another.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
With a shared website hosting package from us, you will be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains easily through our advanced Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records takes two clicks and the creation of a new record requires just a few more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any problems. We've got a comprehensive help section that will make things even easier. If you would like to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the standard two, you can choose their priority i.e. which record will manage your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have total control of your domain addresses and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, included with our Linux semi-dedicated packages, will allow you to see the A and MX records for each of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Controlling these records is quite easy because all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes a few more clicks and if you experience any problems, 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 no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with full control over all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your emails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.