If you want to forward a domain that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, the best way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is redirected to. In this way, 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 website that you've set up, but it will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the visitors from various subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
Setting up a CNAME record using our Linux shared packages is extremely simple. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel features a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain addresses, so you can set up a new CNAME record for any domain or subdomain hosted inside your account in just a few easy steps. You can find a video tutorial within the same section where you can see the process first-hand. This feature provides you with many opportunities - if you build a company website on our end, for example, the employees can use their emails with the company domain, not with the address of our mail server. If you want to set up a website through a different company that offers online web design services, you can easily forward a domain hosted here and use it for the website. Last, but not least, in case you have a web-based store and you have a billing system for http://your-domain.com and/or an SSL certificate, you could set up a CNAME record for the www subdomain and redirect it to the main domain address, so all your clients are going to be forwarded to a secure URL.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it takes just a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will find a section devoted to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you will simply 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 change. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record within the account is just as simple and takes a click. In the event you experience any issues, you can go through our comprehensive help article, watch the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or just contact us for help.