If you want to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, the best way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is pointed to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be pointed to the website that you have set up, but it will also appear 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 domain name, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
You can easily create CNAME records provided you have a shared hosting from our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you can view all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes a few basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, after that just click the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. That way, you're going to have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company e-mails, and more. If you feel uncertain about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally simply a click to get it done.