When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you will have full control over it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side app no matter what the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you can both access and modify any file, including system files, and change various settings. This can be done 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. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make one more user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software that may be needed by some script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you pick the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you'll select throughout the signup process. The very same is valid if you decide not to install a Control Panel at all. All our servers will give you the possibility to run both really resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a shared web hosting account and apps which have particular requirements as to what the software environment on the web hosting server has to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, whereas if you get cPanel, the majority of system settings as well as your site content will be managed through a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll have a server with restricted root access.