Environment:
linux operating system
shared hosting
dedicated IP address
cPanel 100.0.8
This question pertains to the choice between the use of A records versus CNAME records in the cPanel Zone Editor.
Given the choice between...
and...
...which, if either, is more correct?
The first example uses an A record that points to the (dedicated) IP address of the primary domain name and uses CNAME records that point to the primary domain name for all of the other names.
The second example uses A records that point to the (dedicated) IP address of the primary domain name for all names.
Can anyone advise me as to what constitutes "best practice" in this situation?
Is it one of the above choices or perhaps some mixture of the two?
Thanks very much to anyone who can shed some light on this for me.
linux operating system
shared hosting
dedicated IP address
cPanel 100.0.8
This question pertains to the choice between the use of A records versus CNAME records in the cPanel Zone Editor.
Given the choice between...
Name=example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=cpanel.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=cpcalendars.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=cpcontacts.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=ftp.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=mail.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=webdisk.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=webmail.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=whm.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
Name=www.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=CNAME Record=example.com
and...
Name=example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=cpanel.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=cpcalendars.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=cpcontacts.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=ftp.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=mail.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=webdisk.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=webmail.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=whm.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
Name=www.example.com. TTL=14400 Type=A Record=93.184.216.34
...which, if either, is more correct?
The first example uses an A record that points to the (dedicated) IP address of the primary domain name and uses CNAME records that point to the primary domain name for all of the other names.
The second example uses A records that point to the (dedicated) IP address of the primary domain name for all names.
Can anyone advise me as to what constitutes "best practice" in this situation?
Is it one of the above choices or perhaps some mixture of the two?
Thanks very much to anyone who can shed some light on this for me.