How to add an entry for Host name in WHM ?

Web host manager is web-based control panel administrating the Linux server, it is more easy way to using the linux server rather than using the more complex commands in the server, with all the options to create,  manage cpanel accounts and set certain global setting that apply to all accounts.

This interface  also having the option as ” Add an A Entry for Your Hostname ” where we need to set our server main IP address which is going to address our hostname to everywhere. Add an A Entry for Your Hostname is a main part your DNS zone file.

An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

An IP address serves two principal functions

1. Host or network interface identification 

2. location addressing.

Here an IP address used to identify the our domain name to others. The IP address which added under this option will be consider as a server main IP address or host IP address 

Procedure to Add an A Entry for Your Hostname in Web Host Manager

1. Login to the WHM by using below URLs,

https://servername:2087http://servername:2086

2. To select DNS Functions

3. To select Add an A Entry for your Hostname option 

4. To confirm the IP address to use for the “A Entry” for “Domain name”

5. Then Click “Add Entry”
Here you will get two types of output as below,

a) If a DNS entry exists already, you will receive “Sorry, a DNS entry for example.com already exists”

b) If a DNS entry not exists, you will receive “Added example.com ok”