The term “hosting” doesn't describe a single service, but several services which provide different functions to a domain name. Having a website and emails, as an example, are two separate services even though in the general case they come together, so many people consider them as one single service. In reality, each domain has a number of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the former is a numeric IP address, that identifies where the site for the domain name is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that deals with the e-mails for the domain name. For instance, an A record is 123.123.123.123 and an MX record can be mx1.domain.com. Each time you open a site or send an email, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain name has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the web browser request or the e-mail will be sent to the correct server. The reasoning behind working with separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you could have your website hosted by one provider and the emails by another.
Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux web hosting that we offer, will allow you to view, modify and set up A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts in the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. Creating new records is equally simple if, for example, you would like to use the email services of a different service provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. You may also set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, when your emails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. Using our advanced tool, you will be able to control the records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly even though you may have no prior experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will permit you to view the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is very easy as all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a few more clicks and in case you experience any difficulties, you can check out our instructional videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to offer you total control of all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are switching your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.