If you wish to direct a domain name that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's forwarded to. By doing this, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be pointed to the Internet site that you have created, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point 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 because this kind of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every shared plan, will permit you to create CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial available within the CP, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely you'll experience any troubles as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type in 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 over your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this kind of records easily.