Every single registered domain name has at least two Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain to the servers of a particular web hosting company. In this way, you've got both your website and your e-mails managed by the same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there is a variety of other records, such as A and MX. The first one reveals which server manages the site for a given domain address 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 illustration, whenever you enter a domain address in your browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain uses and from there you could be directed to the servers of a different provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain name. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails means you can have your site and your e-mails with two different providers if you'd like.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting we offer, will permit you to see, change and create A and MX records for every domain or subdomain within 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 corresponding records, so any update will not take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Setting up new records is as simple if, for instance, you wish to use the e-mail services of a different service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. You can also 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 if the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. Using our advanced tool, you're going to be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease even though you may have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for any one of your domain names or subdomains is extremely easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through us. The accounts are handled via our in-house built Hepsia CP, which has a section committed to the DNS records of your domains. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you could click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as simple as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not experience any difficulties if you wish to direct your site or emails to some other company while keeping the second service with our company. When necessary, you may also create additional MX records and set a certain priority in accordance with the instructions of the new provider.