If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side application irrespective 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 kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any 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 generate other users, including users who also have full privileges. This particular can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make another user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to customize 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 VPS
The Linux VPS packages that we offer are appropriate for various different purposes, based on what you wish to set up and run on them and the experience that you have. When the server is provided with the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access and will be able to control your web content with a graphical interface, whereas you may still set up server-side apps which may be needed by your sites and even by offline applications, for instance VoIP software, media encoding software, various frameworks, etcetera. Without any Control Panel, you'll also have full root-level access, but you'll have to do everything through a console. If you choose to use our custom-made Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, there're certain root access restrictions, but this configuration is the simplest to manage. That way, you can pick the virtual server plan which you need.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting
You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the package you choose during the registration process, as long as the server is provided with cPanel, or with no website hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these three cases, you are able to change any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, which makes our server packages ideal for multi-media apps with specific requirements which cannot be covered if you use a shared web hosting account. The main difference between these options is that when you choose cPanel you'll have a web-based graphical interface to manage numerous server-side options and also any website content that you generate or upload, whereas if you order the server without a Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything using a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your liking, if it is compatible with the OS that you have selected during the sign up process. With the third Control Panel option which you're able to pick on our order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.