If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control over it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side app no matter what the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you're able to both access and customize any kind of file, including system files, and change 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 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 security 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 install software that may be required by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

If you choose the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you will choose throughout the registration process. Exactly the same is valid if you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. All our servers will give you the option to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a standard shared hosting account and applications which have certain requirements as to what the software environment on your 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 alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you acquire cPanel, most system settings and your website content will be controlled through a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll get a server with restricted root access.