What is an A record?

An “A” record, also called an “address” record, ties a domain name to an IP address. If there is a server on the Internet that is configured to handle traffic for this domain, you can enter the name of the domain (like “www.uk-cheapest.co.uk”) and the IP address of the server (like “84.67.12.9”), and almost immediately, anyone surfing to that domain connects to the correct server.

Was this helpful?