If you wish to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's redirected to. That way, if you use a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be pointed to the website you have created, but it'll also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this kind of a record created for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we offer with each and every shared hosting service, will enable you to set up CNAME records for every single domain or subdomain hosted inside the account with only a few clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that's available inside the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you are redirecting to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control of your domain names and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to set up this sort of records effortlessly.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to create a CNAME record easily. In case you want to create a private URL for your emails, to redirect a domain to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain to another company and use some third-party service that they provide, it's not going to require more than 3 mouse clicks to set up this kind of record. All DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains hosted inside the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so once you are there, all that you will have to do will be to select the type of the record that you want to create and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then type in the actual record text. For your convenience, you can watch a short video inside the CP on how to set up a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.