If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application regardless of the changes that it will make to the software setting on the server, and you are 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 perform the aforementioned things and also to generate other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to modify the server or to set up software which may be required by some script-driven application that you would like to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers
Our Linux VPS web hosting plans come with different degrees of access, to give you the option to pick the one you need, depending on your level of experience and on what you want the server for. If you buy a VPS without Control Panel, you'll have full root-level access and you will take care of everything using a console, unless you set up some third-party software instrument. The servers that are ordered with the DirectAdmin or the cPanel hosting Control Panel also come with full root access, yet most of the things that are linked to your web content can be done via a graphical interface and not a console. You will be able to set up various frameworks or media streaming software, for instance, without any problems. If you order the virtual website hosting server with the Hepsia Control Panel, you can still use a Secure Shell console to connect, however, the root access will be restricted. Yet, the Hepsia-equipped servers are the simplest to control.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
If you select 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 signup process. The exact same is valid if you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. Our servers will give you the option to run both very resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared website hosting account and applications which have specific requirements as to what the software environment on the hosting server has to be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, since no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned solutions is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings along with your site content will be managed via a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will receive a server with limited root access.