The definition of “hosting” doesn't describe one service, but a set of services which provide numerous functions to a domain name. Having a site and e-mails, for instance, are two separate services though in the general case they come together, so most of the people consider them as one single service. Actually, each and every domain name has a number of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, which identifies 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 instance, an A record can be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would be mx1.domain.com. Whenever you open a website or send an email, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain name has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. If you have custom records on their end, the browser request or the email will be directed to the correct server. The concept behind using separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you could have your site hosted by one service provider and the e-mail messages by another.
Custom MX and A Records in Hosting
If you have a hosting through our company, you are going to be able to see, set up and modify any A or MX record for your domain names. So long as a given domain name has our Name Servers, you'll be able to modify specific records using our Hepsia hosting CP and have your website or e-mails pointed to any other provider if you'd like to use only one of our services. Our state-of-the-art tool will even allow you to have a domain address hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted somewhere else by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain address in any way. If you decide to use the email services of another company and they want you to create more than two MX records, you can easily do it with just a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records section of your CP. You may also set different latency for every MX record i.e. which one will have priority.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will permit you to see the A and MX records for any of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to change any of them or create new ones. Controlling these records is incredibly easy because all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and if you experience any troubles, you can check out our educational videos on how to set up 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 provide you with total control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are moving your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than two different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.