When you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you'll be able to both access and update any file, including system files, and change any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do the aforementioned things as well as to make other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you create a separate user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software that may be required by some script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

When you acquire a virtual private servers from our company, you will have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server includes no hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to change each part of the system with a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you can still use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, still you'll also have a graphical interface at your disposal to manage your world wide web content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a very good choice when you wish to run any software that you are unable to set up in an ordinary shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect via SSH and to take care of the content on your server, yet the root access privileges are more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the plan you pick throughout the registration process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without hosting Control Panel at all. In each of these 3 cases, you are able to change any part of the software environment in any way you find fit, which makes our server packages ideal for multi-media applications with specific requirements which cannot be covered when you use a shared web hosting account. The main difference between these options is the fact that with cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to take care of numerous server-side options and also any site content that you create or upload, while when you order the server with no Control Panel, you'll have to do everything using a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your liking, if it is compatible with the Operating System that you have selected throughout the sign up process. With the third Control Panel option which you're able to select on the order page - Hepsia, the root access is restricted.