The definition of “hosting” does not describe only one service, but a set of services that offer various functions to a domain address. Having a site and emails, for example, are two separate services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so most people see them as one single service. In reality, each and every domain has a several DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that deals with each specific service - the first one is a numeric IP address, that specifies where the site for the domain is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the e-mails for the domain name. For example, an A record is 123.123.123.123 and an MX record can be mx1.domain.com. Each time you open a website or send an email, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a Internet domain has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. If you have custom records on their end, the Internet browser request or the email will be directed to the correct server. The idea behind using separate records is that the two services work with different web protocols and you can have your website hosted by one provider and the e-mail messages by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every shared website hosting which we provide, allows you to view, modify and set up A and MX records for every Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. Using 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 is not going to take you more than a few clicks. Setting up new records is just as easy if, as an example, you want to use the e-mail services of another company and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. Also you can set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, 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 is going to contact the next one. Using our innovative tool, you are going to be able to handle the records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly even when you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, included with our semi-dedicated servers, will allow you to see the A and MX records for any of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to change any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is quite easy as all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes just a few more clicks and in case you experience any issues, you can check out our instructional videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to offer you total 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 e-mails to a different company and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.