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A record

Dean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:49:46 +0000

An A record (or ‘address record’) specifies which IP is assigned to a particular domain. This entry doesn’t necessarily have to be made a domain can for example be used only for mail services – so an A record for this domain is not necessary. Alternatively, more than one record can be entered for each domain. In this case, a new record is returned for each query. This is particularly important for large scalable systems.

CNAME

Dean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:48:56 +0000

CNAME stands for ‘canonical name’ and is a redirection to the zone file of the entered target domain. All entries (NS, MX, A) therefore apply to this target domain. CNAMES are primarily used to make it easier to maintain domains with the same basic data, or to assign other domains entered in the same zone the same data as the zone itself.

MX records

Dean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:47:52 +0000

MX records or ‘mail exchange’ records

MX records specify which mail servers are responsible for a particular domain. This entry is not mandatory, and as with the A record several entries may be made. One special feature is $priority numbers, which provide information to the querying mail server about which mail server should be used first. The next entry is tried only when the mail server with the highest priority is not available. The priority of $priority numbers rises in opposition to the value of the number, meaning that lower numbers have a higher priority.

Another special feature is that only domains may be entered for mail servers. An entry referencing an IP results in an error.

Nameservers

Dean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:45:53 +0000

A nameserver is a server which controls the DNS for a domain. It allows you to decide which hosting company controls your webspace and email.

All domain registrars should provide you with the ability to change at least two nameserver entries on your domain name, and hosting companies should offer you at least two nameservers to point to.

The clicksolution.co.uk nameservers are: ns1.onepulse.co.uk & ns2onepulse.co.uk

One of the advantages of registering your domain name with ClickSolution is that you are free to change the nameservers to other hosts whenever you like.

Control panel

Dean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:06:13 +0000

We use DirectAdmin which is a very easy to use control panel. It is rated as the easiest to use control panel.
DirectAdmin also avoids downtime by automatically recovering from crashes.

Actinic Hosting

Dean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:03:33 +0000

Our hosting supports many ecommerce solutions including Actinic without the tweaks that are required by many other hosting companies.

Web Hosting

Dean — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:47:57 +0000

Web Hosting refers to the provision of all services necessary to serve Web pages for a website to visitors. These services can include storage, connectivity and access to the files on the web server.

Dedicated Hosting

Dean — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:52:56 +0000

Dedicated Hosting is a web hosting option where the host dedicates an entire server to a client’s websites. The server is not shared with any websites from other businesses.

Business Hosting

Dean — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:49:20 +0000

Business Hosting is focused maintaining certain critical functions to ensure that websites do not go down, and adversely affect businesses. This type of hosting is more expensive but reduces the risk to your business accordingly.