If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you'll be able install 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 customize any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is 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 install software that may be required by some 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, no matter which of our packages you'll pick throughout the signup process. Exactly the same is valid if you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. All of our servers give you the option to run both very resource-demanding apps which are too heavy for a regular shared hosting account and applications that have certain requirements as to what the software environment on the web hosting server should be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, since 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 through a console, while if you obtain cPanel, most of the system settings along with your web 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 have a server with restricted root access.