If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you can set up any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software setting on the server, and you'll be able to both access and change any kind of file, including system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and to generate other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make a different user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to set up software that may be required by some script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

When you purchase a virtual private servers from our company, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server features no hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you will be able to update any part of the system using a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you can still use SSH to connect and to make modifications, still you'll also have a graphical interface you can use to manage your online content and many of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a great choice when you want to run any software which you are unable to set up in a standard shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect via SSH and to control the content on the hosting server, but the root access rights are more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the plan 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 each of these three cases, you will be 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 which can't be covered when you use a shared website hosting account. The difference between these options is that when you choose cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to take care of numerous server-side options and any web content that you generate or upload, whereas if you order the server without a Control Panel, you will have to perform everything using a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your liking, provided that it is compatible with the OS that you have chosen during the sign up process. With the final Control Panel option that you can select on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.