If you'd like to forward a domain address that you have to another domain name or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is forwarded to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be forwarded to the website you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because this type of a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting plan from our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to make it happen. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted within your account through the Hepsia Control Panel offered with each plan and adding a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type, that will be CNAME in this case, entering the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added this kind of record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll help you with this task. If you have created an Internet site through another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, for example Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of clicks inside your Control Panel.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it requires just a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will see a section committed to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted in the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), enter where the latter is going to be pointed to and save the change. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is equally simple and takes a click. In the event you experience any problems, you can go through our in-depth help article, check out the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can simply contact us for help.