If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side app no matter what the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you'll be able to both access and update any kind of file, including system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform all these things and also to make other users, which includes users that 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 create a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by some script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the plan you choose during the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without hosting Control Panel at all. In each of these 3 cases, you will be able to change any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, which makes our server packages perfect for multi-media apps with specific requirements that cannot be covered when you use a shared hosting account. The difference between these options is the fact that when you select cPanel or DirectAdmin, you will have a web-based graphical interface to take care of a variety of server-side options as well as any site content which you create or upload, whereas when you order the server without a Control Panel, you will have to perform everything through a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your own liking, if it is compatible with the OS which you have chosen throughout the registration process. With the third Control Panel option that you'll be able to select on our order page - Hepsia, the root access is restricted.