Setting up a CNAME record for any of the domain names or subdomains that you've got within a hosting account will allow you to forward it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain name will lose all its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the domain address it is being directed to. In this light, you can't set up a CNAME record to redirect your domain name to a third-party company and maintain a working email service with the first provider. It is also important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words and not a number because it is often mistaken for the A record of the domain name being redirected. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to direct a domain which you own through one provider to the servers of another company assuming you have set up a site with the latter. By doing this, the Internet site will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every shared plan, will enable you to set up CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted in the account with only a few clicks. If you are not absolutely sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that's available inside the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're redirecting to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control over your domain names and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to create such records with ease.