Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific service provider. On their end, three records are created automatically right after the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the Internet domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific domain name. The site and the e-mail hosting are typically regarded as one thing, when they're in reality two different services. Having different records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you'd like. As an example, some new provider can have superb uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the provider whose name servers are used for the domain name 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 will see the needed site or your e-mail is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting
With a shared web hosting plan from our company, you're going to be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains with ease through our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Changing the default records will take two clicks and the setup of a new record requires only a few more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any troubles. We have an in depth help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to change your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you can pick their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you are going to have complete control over your domain names and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle 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, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated servers, 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 change any of them or set up new ones. Controlling these records is quite easy since all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes a few more clicks and if you experience any issues, you can check out our educational videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to offer you full control over all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are moving your e-mails to a different company and they ask you to create more than two different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.