Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular provider. On their end, three records are set up automatically right after the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific Internet domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are often considered to be one thing, while they're in fact two different services. Having independent records for them will enable you to have them with different providers if you want. As an example, some new company can have outstanding uptime for your site, 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 address to the former and MX records to have the emails with the second, you could get the best of both companies. These records are checked whenever you want to open a website or send an e-mail - 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 have 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 is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting
With a web 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 easily using our advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records will take two clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you won't experience any complications. We've got an extensive help section that will make things even easier. If you'd like to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the default 2, you can select their priority i.e. which record will handle your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you're going to have total control over your domains and subdomains and you are 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
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our semi-dedicated servers, allows you to see the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains in your account and if required, to change any of them or create new ones. Controlling these records is very 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. Setting up a new one takes only a few more clicks and in case you experience any troubles, you can check out our video tutorials on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with complete control over all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.