If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you will have full control of it. In other words, you can install any server-side app whatever the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you are able to both access and customize 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 perform all these things as well as to create other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. This particular can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you create a different user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software which may be required by some script-driven app that you want to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers
When you purchase a VPS servers from us, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server comes with no web hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to change each part of the system via a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you can still use SSH to connect and to make adjustments, but you will also have a graphical interface accessible to manage your web content and the majority of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice in case you need to run any kind of software that you cannot set up in a standard shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect via SSH and to control the content on your server, but the root access rights are more restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server no matter which package you pick during the registration process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without web hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these three cases, you're able to change any part of the software environment in any way you find fit, which makes our server plans suitable for multi-media applications with specific requirements that cannot be covered if you use a shared web hosting account. The difference between these options is that using cPanel or DirectAdmin, you will have a web-based graphical interface to manage many different server-side options and any web content that you create or upload, while when you order the server with no Control Panel, you will have to perform everything with a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your liking, if it is compatible with the Operating System which you have chosen during the sign up process. With the third Control Panel option that you are able to pick on our order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.