When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular provider. On their end, three records are created automatically the moment the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that manages the emails for that specific domain address. The site and the e-mail hosting are typically regarded as one thing, while they are actually two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you want. For example, some new company can have excellent uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a website or send an e-mail - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain name is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed site or your email is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you have a shared website hosting account through our company and you would like to switch either your website or your e-mails to another service provider, it'll take you literally simply 2 clicks to do it. Our Hepsia CP provides an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains will be listed alphabetically and you will be able to see and change the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you decide to use a different email provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2, it's not going to take more than a couple of clicks either to add them. You could also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the bigger the priority a particular MX record will have. The propagation of each record that you modify or set up will not take more than several hours and if necessary, you'll also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, which indicates how long a record will stay active after it is modified or deleted.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our semi-dedicated hosting plans, allows you to see the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to update any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is incredibly 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. Setting up a new one takes just a few more clicks and if you experience any difficulties, 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 little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to give you full control of all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your emails to a different company and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.