how to point another server

How to point www or MX record to another server

If you would like to load your web site from another server you can easily do it by editing the DNS record. Please check the follow the following

1. Set A record for your domain to another server IP

yourdomain.com IN A another server IP

2. After that set www A record also to another server IP

www IN A another server IP

3. All other services A record should be point to current Server IP that is ,
cpanel IN A current Server IP
whm IN A current Server IP
webmail IN A current Server IP


How to point MX record to another server ( If you want use another server as your mail server)

1. Login into your WHM
2. click on Edit DNS
3. Select the domain you want to change the server
4. change the MX record pointing web site from yourdomain.com to mail.yourdomain.com
5. After that we need to add a A record for mail.yourdomain.com
ie, mail.yourdomain.com IN A another server IP