The definition of “hosting” does not describe one service, but a number of services that provide a variety of functions to a domain address. Having a website and e-mails, as an example, are two individual services though in the general case they come together, so a lot of people think of them as one single service. Actually, each domain has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, which identifies where the site for the domain name is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that manages the e-mails for the domain. As an example, an A record would be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record can be mx1.domain.com. Each time you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a Internet domain has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the Internet browser request or the e-mail will then be directed to the correct server. The concept behind employing separate records is that the two services employ different web protocols and you could have your website hosted by one provider and the e-mail messages by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every Linux shared hosting that we offer, will permit you to see, modify and create A and MX records for each domain name or subdomain in your account. Using the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view a list of all hosts within the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a few clicks. Creating new records is as simple if, as an example, you would like to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. You can even set the priority for every single 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 is going to contact the next one. Using our innovative tool, you will be able to control the records of your domain addresses and subdomains easily even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will enable you to see the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains in your account and if needed, to change any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is very easy because all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and in case you experience any problems, you can check out our instructional videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to give you complete control of all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your e-mails to a different service provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.