Each registered domain has at least two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain address to the servers of a certain hosting company. In this way, you have both your website and your e-mails managed by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there is a variety of other records, such as A and MX. The former shows which server deals with the website for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one reveals which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, when you enter a domain in your browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain uses and from there you may be forwarded to the servers of another service provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having independent records for the website and the emails means you may have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you would like.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
With a shared hosting plan from us, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains with ease via our sophisticated Hepsia hosting CP. Modifying the default records will take two clicks and the creation of a new record requires only a few more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you won't experience any troubles. We've got an extensive help section that'll make things even easier. If you want to change your e-mail provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the default two, you can pick their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your e-mails first when someone 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 full control over your domains and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
With the Linux semi-dedicated services that we provide, you'll have 100 % control over the records of all domains and subdomains that you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records every one of them has via the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting CP and changing any record requires only a couple of mouse clicks. If you want to change your web or email hosting provider, you can change the necessary record and point your domain name to the other service provider for one of the services, as you still continue using the other one through us. You could also keep the main domain address here, while you edit the A record of only one of its subdomains. If you are changing the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the standard 2 that we have, you can create them with ease and set a different priority for each and every one.