What is an MX record, an A record, and a CNAME record?
An MX Record is a Mail Exchange Record. It creates a mail route for a domain name. An A Record is an Address Record, and simply assigns an IP address to a domain name. It is a standard record to translate a hostname into an IP address A CNAME record is a Canonical Name Record. It creates an alias of a canonical name, meaning basically any domain name that has an A record. The alias gains all properties of the original, including IP addresses and mail routes. A CNAME must point to a URL, not an IP address, and it must be a third level, meaning something.yourdomain.com.
