When you have root-level access to a server, this means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side app regardless of the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you can both access and change any file, including system files, and change any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things and also to make other users, which includes users who 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 make another user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to modify the server or to install software which may be required by a script-driven app that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you pick the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you will choose throughout the signup process. The exact same is valid if you decide not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a standard shared website hosting account and applications that have particular requirements as to what the software environment on the server has to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, since no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned choices is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you obtain cPanel, most of the system settings as well as your web content will be controlled through a graphical interface. If you select Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll have a server with restricted root access.