If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you can both access and update any file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and to make other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you want to run.

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 will choose during the registration process. The very same is valid when you choose not to get a Control Panel at all. Our servers will give you the option to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and applications that have specific requirements as to what the program environment on the web hosting server has to be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned solutions is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings along with your website content will be controlled via a graphical interface. When you select Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will get a server with restricted root access.