If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you're able to both access and update any file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform all these things and to create 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 different user for your daily work and use the root user only when you have to modify the server or to set up software which may be needed by some script-driven application that you'd like to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting
The Linux VPS hosting services that we supply are suitable for various different purposes, based on what you would like to install and run on them and the experience that you have. If the hosting server is provided with the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access and will be able to take care of your online content through a graphical interface, whereas you may still install server-side apps which may be needed for your sites and even by offline applications, including VoIP software, media encoding software, various frameworks, and many others. Devoid of Control Panel, you'll also have full root-level access, but you will have to do everything through a console. When you choose to use our tailor-made Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, there'll be certain root access restrictions, but this configuration is the easiest to manage. Thus, you'll be able to choose the virtual server plan which you really need.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting
Each and every dedicated server that we provide comes with full root-level access, when the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you want to install and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have specific requirements about the server software setting that can't be fulfilled by a standard shared web hosting package, our servers will be the right solution. Without Control Panel at hand, you will be able to access the server and update its settings and the content which you upload with a console, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll have a graphical interface to control everything related to your web content, and most server-side settings. As expected, if you get a dedicated server devoid of Control Panel, you may always set up some third-party software instrument manually, as long as it supports the OS that you've chosen at registration. If you choose our Hepsia Control Panel on the order page, you'll have restricted root access, however you can still do quite a lot of things using a Secure Shell console.