If you'd like to forward a domain address 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 pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is directed to. This way, if you are using 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 redirected to the website you have set up, but it will also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the visitors from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that such a record created for the main domain name renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every Linux shared web hosting package, will permit you to set up CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available in the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, though it is unlikely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you are pointing 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 site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create this kind of records effortlessly.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every single one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will allow you to set up a CNAME record effortlessly. Whether you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to redirect a domain to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain to another provider and use some third-party service which they provide, it won't take you more than 3 clicks to set up this kind of record. All DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains hosted inside the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you're 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 input the actual record text. For your convenience, you can see a short video inside the Control Panel concerning how to create a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, which is available in the DNS records section.