If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you're able to both access and change any kind of file, including system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and also to make other users, which includes 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 is recommended that you make a different 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 required by a script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

When you obtain a VPS servers from our company, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server includes no hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you can update any part of the system with a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you will still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make modifications, still you'll also have a graphical interface available to take care of your world wide web content and almost all the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans an excellent choice in case you wish to run any software that you can't set up in a standard shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect by way of SSH and to control the content on your hosting server, but the root access rights are more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you get one of the Linux dedicated servers which we provide, you will have full root-level access and you can do anything that you are unable to do using a shared hosting account - to modify the server-side PHP settings, to set up frameworks or media streaming software, etcetera. You'll be able to order the server without hosting Control Panel and do everything with a console, unless you install a third-party tool, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to manage your websites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you will have complete control of your server. The tremendous amount of resources which you'll have makes our dedicated packages a great choice for any kind of content that you want to have. The servers which are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are easier to control, yet the root access to such a machine is restricted.