If you wish to forward a domain name that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's redirected to. That way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be directed to the Internet site that you have set up, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the visitors from different 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 due to the fact that this kind of a record created for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain name or subdomain hosted in the account with only a few clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial available in the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is not likely that you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, input the hostname you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domains and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this kind of records with ease.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it requires no more than a couple of mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled using our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will discover a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you will only have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter is going to be forwarded to and save the modification. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any difficulties, you can go through our detailed 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.