Creating a CNAME record for any of the domain names or subdomains that you have in the hosting account will enable you to redirect it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain address will lose all its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the domain name it is being directed to. In this light, you can't set up a CNAME record to direct your domain name to a third-party company and retain a working email service with the first hosting provider. Also, it is essential to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words rather than a number as it's generally wrongly identified as the A record of the domain name being redirected. One of the primary uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain address you own through one provider to the servers of some other company in case you have created a website with the latter. By doing this, the website will appear under your own domain name, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every shared plan, will enable you to set up CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few clicks. If you are not certain how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available inside the CP, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any issues as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're forwarding to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control of your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to set up this sort of records easily.