Every single registered domain has no less than 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your Internet domain to the servers of a certain website hosting company. That way, you have got both your website and your e-mails handled by the very same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are lots of other records, for instance A and MX. The former shows which server deals with the site for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter shows which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you enter a domain address in your Internet browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain uses and from there you will be forwarded to the servers of a different company if 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 suggests that you could 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 our company, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains easily using our advanced Hepsia hosting CP. Modifying the default records takes 2 clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a few more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not encounter any issues. We also have an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you wish to switch your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you can pick their priority i.e. which record will deal with your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you'll have full control of your domain names and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.