Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular company. On their end, 3 records are created automatically the moment the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain name where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that deals with the e-mails for that particular Internet domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are generally thought to be one thing, when they are in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an example, some new service provider might have exceptional uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the first and MX records to have the emails with the second, you could get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - in any case, the provider whose name servers are used for the domain 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 website or your e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you have a shared website hosting account with our company and you would like to move either your site or your emails to a different company, it'll take you literally simply two mouse clicks to do so. Our Hepsia CP offers an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domain names and subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically and you are going to be able to see and change the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you wish to use a different e-mail provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the standard 2, it will not take more than a few mouse clicks either to add them. You could also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the higher the priority a certain MX record will have. The propagation of any record that you change or create isn't going to take more than a few hours and if needed, 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 changed or deleted.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you are going to be able to view and edit the A and MX records for every one of the domain addresses or subdomains that you host inside the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to manage the account, provides an innovative, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of clicks. If you have to create a new record, it'll be equally easy - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be ready. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case you decide to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records aside from the 2 standard ones. If you encounter any difficulties, you will find a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to create or change any record.