If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you can both access and update any file, including system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do all these things and to make other users, including users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established using 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 need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by some script-driven application that you want to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting
If you buy a virtual private servers from us, you'll have full root-level access in three cases - if the server has no website hosting Control Panel at all, or when you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to change any part of the system from a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you will still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, but you'll also have a graphical interface at your disposal to control your world wide web content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a very good choice if you want to run any kind of software which you can not set up in an ordinary shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect via SSH and to manage the content on your hosting server, but the root access privileges will be more restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting
You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the package you pick during the registration process, as long as the server is provided with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or with no web hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these three cases, you'll be able to modify any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, that makes our server packages suitable for multi-media apps with specific requirements which can't be covered if you use a shared web hosting account. The difference between these options is the fact that when you use cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to manage a variety of server-side options as well as any website content which you generate or upload, whereas if you order the server with no Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything using a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your own liking, if it is compatible with the Operating System which you've chosen during the registration process. With the third Control Panel option which you are able to pick on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.