If you'd like to direct a domain address that you have to another domain or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is pointed to. By doing this, 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 directed to the site that you've created, but it will also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, 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 type of a record created for the main domain address makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every shared plan, will enable you to create CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that is available within the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you will experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you're redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain names and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this kind of records effortlessly.