A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, which holds information in human-readable form and not code. It could be created for a domain or a subdomain for various purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for instance, have different ways of verifying that you are the owner of a particular domain name and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with unique text which they provide and that you will need to use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is used by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your sites as well. Needless to say, in this situation the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed if you enable the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails in order to shield them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains info showing that a certain digital message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any kind of other information also, just like your business details, for example.
TXT Records in Shared Hosting
Our custom Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to control the DNS records of any domain name or subdomain accommodated in a shared hosting account effortlessly, so if you would want to create a new TXT record for any of them, it will not take you more than only a few seconds to do it. Through a rather user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to select one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, select TXT for the type through a second menu, and then enter the actual content within a box. This is done in the DNS Records section of Hepsia and soon after you are all set, the new record will be functioning. In order to validate your web site with Google, for example, you'll just have to log in to your account with them a couple of minutes later and ask them to check your domain address or subdomain. It doesn't take more time for a TXT record to go live if you want it for any other purpose.
TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Several mouse clicks through drop-down menus is all it takes to set up a new TXT record for any domain address or subdomain which is hosted within a semi-dedicated server account from us, so in case you need this sort of a record for any purpose, you'll not encounter any troubles even when you have no previous experience with such matters. Any domain that you have hosted or subdomain that you've set up your account will be listed within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP, so you can select the one you need, select TXT from a list of record types and type the text you want to be associated with this record. Within around 1 hour the record shall propagate, so you can use it for whatever purpose you want it. We have a comprehensive Help article as well as a competent tech support team which is available 24/7 to help you with the creation of a new record or any questions you could have regarding it.