If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control over it. In other words, you can install any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you can both access and modify any file, including system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and also to create other users, including 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 is 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 wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web 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 registration process. The very same is valid if you decide not to add a Control Panel at all. All our servers will provide you with the opportunity to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a standard shared hosting account and apps that have specific requirements as to what the program environment on the website hosting server should be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned choices is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings along with your website content will be controlled through a graphical interface. When you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll have a server with restricted root access.