If you have root-level access to a server, this means that you will have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able install any server-side app regardless of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you'll be able to both access and change any kind of file, including system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to generate 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 safety reasons, it's recommended that you create another user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be required by some script-driven application that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

If you acquire a virtual private servers from us, you will have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server includes no web hosting Control Panel at all, or when you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to update any part of the system through a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you will still be able to use SSH to connect and to make changes, yet you will also have a graphical interface accessible to control your online content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a great choice in case you need to run any kind of software which you cannot set up in a standard shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by using SSH and to control the content on your hosting server, yet the root access privileges are more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

If you get one of the Linux dedicated hosting that we offer, you will have full root-level access and you can do anything that you cannot do using a shared hosting account - to modify the server-side PHP settings, to install frameworks or media streaming software, and the like. You'll be able to order the server without website hosting Control Panel and do everything using a console, unless you install some third-party instrument, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to control your websites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you'll have full control of your server. The considerable amount of resources that you will receive makes our dedicated plans a great choice for any type of content that you want to have. The servers that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are easier to take care of, still the root access to such a machine will be restricted.