{"id":1730,"date":"2011-07-18T14:45:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T18:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2021-10-19T06:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:47:56","slug":"editing-dns-information-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/editing-dns-information-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Editing DNS Information in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel boasts one of the easiest to use interfaces in the web hosting industry. This is one of the main reasons for its continued popularity. Therefore, it is simple to edit <a href=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/tools\/dnslookup\/\">DNS zones<\/a> without the hassle normally associated with manually editing the files. Manual editing is typically prevalent with other web hosting control panels. However, cPanel automates this task making it much easier for the user.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editing DNS Zones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first step to editing a DNS zone is to log in to cPanel. Next, navigate to the \u201cDomains\u201d section which provides two options: \u201cSimple DNS Zone\u201d and \u201cAdvanced DNS Zone\u201d. Then select a specific domain name from the drop-down menu and enter the name and address for an A-record or CNAME record.<\/p>\n<p>A-records are primary records that link to the server\u2019s IP address thus translating the numeric address to an alphabetic user-friendly domain name. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/cpanel.net\/\">www.cpanel.com<\/a> will have its own A-record. CNAME records are the aliases for subdomains. For example, mail.cpanel.com could also point to <a href=\"https:\/\/cpanel.net\/\">www.cpanel.com<\/a>. Once you are finished entering the information click \u201cAdd a Record\u201d or \u201cAdd CNAME Record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editing Advanced DNS Zones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the Advanced DNS Zone features there are three types of records that can be added: A, CNAME and TXT. The last record is specifically used with miscellaneous entries such as SPF records. To add a record here, enter the Name Type (A, CNAME, TXT), TTL (Time to Live) and address. To complete the desired changes simply click \u201cAdd a Record\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating MX Records<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>cPanel also allows users to create MX (mail) records. These are located in the mail settings. For instance, if you are configuring a cloud email, you must add the MX records and CNAME records to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>To add an MX record you must first navigate to the \u201cMail\u201d section and click \u201cMX Entry.\u201d Next, select your domain and then \u201cLocal\u201d (you mail server), \u201cBackup\u201d, or \u201cRemote\u201d (cloud mail server) mail exchange. To add the record, input the order in which the servers will be used beginning with \u201c0\u201d and the destination of the remote server or domain. Finally, click \u201cAdd New Record\u201d to make the desired changes.<\/p>\n<p>The process of configuring <a href=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/guides\/dns\/#recordtype\">DNS information<\/a> is much easier in cPanel than in other web hosting control panels. Once you become comfortable with the interface and system functionality, this procedure should be a breeze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel boasts one of the easiest to use interfaces in the web hosting industry. This is one of the main reasons for its continued popularity. Therefore, it is simple to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[20,371],"class_list":["post-1730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-control-panels","tag-cpanel","tag-dns"],"views":90,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}