If you want to forward a domain that you have to a different domain or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is pointed to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be pointed to the Internet site which you have set up, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain name, 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 since such a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every website hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for any domain address or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you're not confident how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial available within 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 you'll experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you are redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain addresses and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this sort of records effortlessly.