When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side app whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you will be able to both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform all these things and to generate other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make one more user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to set up software which may be required by some script-driven application that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you will select throughout the registration process. The exact same is valid when you decide not to use a Control Panel at all. All of our servers give you the possibility to run both really resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a regular shared website hosting account and applications that have particular requirements as to what the software environment on the server should be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, since no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings along with your web content will be managed through a graphical interface. If you select Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will have a server with restricted root access.