Whenever you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific company. On their end, three records are created automatically when the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain name where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that deals with the e-mails for that particular domain address. The website and the email hosting are typically considered to be one thing, while they're in reality two different services. Having different records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you would like. For example, some new company can have fantastic uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain name to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you could get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a website or send an email - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain address 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'll see the needed site or your email will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every web hosting which we offer, will permit you to view, change and set up A and MX records for each Internet domain or subdomain in your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is equally easy if, as an example, you want to use the e-mail services of a different provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. Also you can set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. In other words, when your emails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it'll contact the next one. Using our state-of-the-art tool, you are going to be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains easily even though you may have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our semi-dedicated servers, will permit you to see the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if required, to update any of them or create new ones. Handling these records is very easy because all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes a few more clicks and in case you experience any problems, you can check out our instructional videos 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 advanced enough to give you complete control of all records and to allow 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 create more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.