{"id":6204,"date":"2019-01-07T05:57:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T05:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=6204"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:00:01","slug":"add-delete-cname-records-cpanel-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/add-delete-cname-records-cpanel-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add and Delete CNAME Records in cPanel and WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on how to Add and Delete CNAME Records in cPanel and WHM<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDJOnLLv0Ak\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s a CNAME record?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>CNAME<\/strong> stands for <strong>Canonical Name<\/strong>. CNAME records are used to map one domain name to another.<\/p>\n<p>For example, suppose you have both <strong>example.com<\/strong> and <strong>www.example.com<\/strong> that point to the same application and are hosted by the same server. Then to avoid the hassle maintaining two different records, it\u2019s common to create:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An <strong>A record<\/strong> for <strong>example.com<\/strong> pointing to the server IP address.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>CNAME<\/strong> <strong>record<\/strong> for <strong>www.example.com<\/strong> pointing to <strong>example.com.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This helps the <strong>example.com<\/strong> to point to the<strong> server IP address<\/strong> and <strong>www.example.com<\/strong> to point to the address via <strong>example.com<\/strong>. If the IP address changes, you just need to update it at the <strong>A record<\/strong> for <strong>example.com<\/strong> while for <strong>www.example.com<\/strong>, it will get changed automatically.<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s now check how to add and delete the CNAME records in cPanel and WHM.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1CNAME\">Steps to Add a CNAME Record in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2CNAME\">Steps to Add a CNAME Record in WHM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3CNAME\">Steps to Delete a CNAME Record in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4CNAME\">Steps to Delete a CNAME Record in WHM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1CNAME\">Steps to Add a CNAME Record in cPanel<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Login to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong> button under the <strong>Domains<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6207 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-800x445.png 800w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min.png 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Go to the domain for which you want to add a new CNAME record and click on the <strong>+ CNAME Record<\/strong>\u00a0option just besides the domain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6208 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-min-300x104.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-min-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-min-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-min-1024x355.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-min.png 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> A new window for <strong>Add a CNAME Record<\/strong> <strong>for \u201cdomain name\u201d<\/strong> will appear. Here enter the name of the domain and CNAME of it. Then click on <strong>Add a CNAME Record<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-button-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6209 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-button-min-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-button-min-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-button-min-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-add-cname-button-min.png 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This way you can add a new CNAME record for a particular domain.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2CNAME\">Steps to Add a CNAME Record in WHM<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Login to your <strong>WHM<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the <strong>Edit DNS Zone<\/strong> under the <strong>DNS Functions<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm_editDNSzone_highlight-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm_editDNSzone_highlight-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click the domain for which you want to create the <strong>CNAME<\/strong> and then click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min-295x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Go to the bottom and find the section <strong>Add New Entries Below this Line<\/strong>. Click the <strong>Select<\/strong> drop-down menu and select <strong>CNAME<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-select-cname-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6212 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-select-cname-min-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-select-cname-min-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-select-cname-min.png 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Enter your <strong>CNAME<\/strong> in the first field. In the image below, we are using <strong>test<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Next, enter your <strong>Hostname<\/strong> in the field besides the dropdown menu and then click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button. Here, we are using the host name as <strong>example.com<\/strong>. The <strong>TTL<\/strong> section will be automatically filled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-768x613.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min.png 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This way you can add a CNAME record in WHM.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"3CNAME\">Steps to Delete a CNAME Record in cPanel<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Login to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong> button under the <strong>Domains<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6207 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min-800x445.png 800w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-zone-editor-min.png 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Go to the domain for which you want to delete the CNAME record and click on the <strong>Manage<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6214 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-min-1024x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-min-1024x202.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-min-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-min-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-min.png 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> This will take you to the <strong>Manage Zone<\/strong> where a list of all records will be displayed for each domain. Here click on <strong>CNAME<\/strong> to view the list of CNAME records.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-zone-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6215 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-zone-min-1024x303.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-zone-min-1024x303.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-zone-min-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-zone-min-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-manage-zone-min.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Click on the <strong>Delete<\/strong> option. You will be asked for confirmation prior to deleting the record. Click on C<strong>ontinue<\/strong> and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-cname-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6216 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-cname-min-1024x294.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-cname-min-1024x294.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-cname-min-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-cname-min-768x221.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-cname-min.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-continue-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6217 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-continue-min-300x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-continue-min-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cpanel-continue-min.png 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This way you can delete a CNAME record in cPanel.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"4CNAME\">Steps to Delete a CNAME Record in WHM<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Login to your <strong>WHM<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the <strong>Edit DNS Zone<\/strong> under the <strong>DNS Functions<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm_editDNSzone_highlight-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm_editDNSzone_highlight-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click the domain for which you want to create the CNAME and then click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min-295x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dnsZoneEditor_selectDomainEdit_highlight-min.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Find the CNAME record you want to delete. You will need to delete the text records for that particular domain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DNS-screen-min-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6222 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DNS-screen-min-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DNS-screen-min-min.jpg 907w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DNS-screen-min-min-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DNS-screen-min-min-768x236.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Go to the record selector dropdown menu change the record type from <strong>CNAME<\/strong> to <strong>Select<\/strong> for the domain you have deleted the text records.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-clear-text-min-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6221 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-clear-text-min-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-clear-text-min-min.png 898w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-clear-text-min-min-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/whm-clear-text-min-min-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> This will remove the record type from the screen as below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Record-deleted-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6220 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Record-deleted-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Record-deleted-min.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Record-deleted-min-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Record-deleted-min-768x234.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Save<\/strong> button and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-1-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-1-768x613.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/saving-cname-record-min-1.png 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This way you can delete the CNAME records in WHM.<\/p>\n<p>Hope, this article on adding or deleting CNAME records has been helpful.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n  \"name\": \"How to Add and Delete CNAME Records in cPanel and WHM? | MilesWeb\",\n  \"description\": \"Here's an in-depth guide on how to add and delete CNAME records in cPanel and WHM:  https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/add-delete-cname-records-cpanel-whm\/   Contents of this video: 0:00 - Intro  0:19 - Steps to Add a CNAME Record in cPanel 1:29 - Steps to Add a CNAME Record in WHM  3:21 - Steps to Delete a CNAME Record in cPanel  4:43 - Steps to Delete a CNAME Record in WHM  Give a thumbs up \ud83d\udc4d if you liked this video.  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