When you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software setting on the server, and you will be able to both access and change any file, which includes system files, and change various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things and also to make other users, including 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's recommended that you create another user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to modify the server or to set up software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you would like to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting
When you acquire a virtual private servers from our company, you'll have full root-level access in three cases - if the server has no website hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you can update any part of the system from a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you can still use SSH to connect and to make modifications, yet you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to take care of your web content and the majority of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a great choice in case you would like to run any software that you can not set up in an ordinary shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect through SSH and to control the content on the server, however, the root access privileges will be more restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting
In case you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you'll select throughout the registration process. The exact same is valid if you choose not to install a Control Panel at all. All our servers give you the option to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a shared web hosting account and applications that have particular requirements as to what the program environment on your hosting server should be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned options is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings along with your site content can be controlled through a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will receive a server with limited root access.