If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you'll be able install any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you are able to both access and update any kind of file, including system files, and modify any 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 generate other users, including users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established through 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 need to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting
You are able to take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package that you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be controlled from an easy to work with web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll have to make everything via a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you'll have full control over the VPS and any system or custom content on it all the time, that makes this type of hosting perfect for any application that you can't run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server will be restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting
In case you pick the cPanel hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you'll pick during the registration process. The very same is valid when you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. Our servers will provide you with the opportunity to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a standard shared hosting account and applications which have specific requirements as to what the program environment on your server needs to be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned solutions is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you get cPanel, the majority of system settings along with your site content can be controlled via a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will get a server with limited root access.