When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you will be able to both access and update any kind of file, including system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and to make other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make one more user for your daily work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by a script-driven application that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

If 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 plans you will pick during the registration process. The very same is valid if you choose not to add a Control Panel at all. Our servers provide you with the possibility to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared hosting account and apps which have specific requirements as to what the software environment on your website hosting server has to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned solutions is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings as well as your web content will be controlled via a graphical interface. If you select Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll receive a server with limited root access.