Changing Your Domain MX Record in cPanel
- Posted by admin
- 05 May 2009
- PRO-Webs Customers
How to modify your MX record for your domain mail from one mail server to another in cPanel. MX record, is a short term for mail exchange record. The MX Record is an DNS entry in a domain name database that identifies the mail server that is assigned for handling e-mail for that domain name.
You can have one server handle your website and another handle your email, such as Cpanel for the site and a Google Aps for email if you like. You can assign multiple MX records so mail can go to more than one server and order them in priority by number, the lowest number will receive mail first but more on that later or simply as a failsafe if more than one MX is availiable for use... Like a backup MX.
Step 1
Login to your PRO-Webs cPanel and locate the divided "Mail" section. In the Mail section you will find an icon which looks like this 
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NOTE: If you do not have this icon, then this priveledge is not part of your hosting agreement and you will need to request an upgrade to change your MX.
Step 2
Click the MX icon to display the MX Entry Maintenance Screen as seen below
Cpanel MX Maintenance Screen
Notice that this one is already set up for Google Aps.
- Make sure the domain dropdown is correctly set for the domain you wish to edit.
- Set the correct priority as needed in the priority field.
- In the box following the to: you will add the new MX record, make sure it is followed by a period.
- For Google Aps and most other applications you will leave the "Always accept mail locally even if the primary mx does not point to this server. " unchecked.
- Click "Change" to submit.
Repeat this step for additional MX records.
Step 3
You will need to delete your local MX from the list and make certain that the "Always Accept" colum is displaying "No".
These changes will take up to 24 hours to propagate.
