If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side app regardless of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you'll be able to both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do all these things and also to generate other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make a separate user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you have to modify the server or to set up software which may be required by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you'll pick throughout the signup process. The very same is valid when you choose not to get a Control Panel at all. Our servers provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a shared hosting account and applications which have specific requirements as to what the software environment on the website hosting server should be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned solutions is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings and your site content can be controlled via a graphical interface. When you choose Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll get a server with restricted root access.