If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you will have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side app regardless of the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you'll 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 which has full privileges to do all these things and also to create other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you create a separate user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software that may be required by some script-driven application that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

When you purchase a virtual private servers from our company, you'll 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 during the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to update any part of the system with a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you will still be able to use SSH to connect and to make changes, but you will also have a graphical interface you can use to manage your world wide web content and the majority of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a great choice if you wish to run any software that you can not install in a regular shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by way of SSH and to control the content on the hosting server, yet the root access privileges will be more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

When you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you'll choose during the registration process. The same is valid when you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. All of our servers provide you with the chance to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a shared web hosting account and apps that have certain requirements as to what the program environment on the website hosting server needs 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 aforementioned alternatives is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, whereas if you obtain cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings and your web content will be managed via a graphical interface. When you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll get a server with restricted root access.