When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software setting on your server, and you will be able to both access and modify any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do all these things and to make other users, including users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make another user for your daily work and use the root user only when you have to modify the server or to install software that may be required by a script-driven app that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

When you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you will choose throughout the registration process. Exactly the same is valid when you choose not to get a Control Panel at all. Our servers will provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a regular shared website hosting account and apps that have certain requirements as to what the software environment on your server needs to be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you obtain cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings and your web content can be managed through a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll receive a server with restricted root access.