Every registered domain has at least two Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain address to the servers of a specific website hosting company. That way, you have got both your website and your emails managed by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, like A and MX. The first one reveals which server deals with the website for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, when you enter a domain name in your web browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you could be directed to the servers of a different company provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having different records for the site and the e-mails means you may have your site and your e-mails with 2 different providers if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

With a shared hosting plan from us, you're going to be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly via our advanced Hepsia hosting CP. Changing the default records will take two clicks and the creation of a new record takes just a couple of more clicks, so although you may have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any troubles. We have a comprehensive help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to switch your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you may choose their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your emails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider is going to tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you will have full control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records very easily and at any time.