When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you will be able to both access and modify any file, including system files, and modify various 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 create other users, including users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you make a different user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software which may be required by a script-driven app that you want to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting
You're able to manage your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package which you have selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be controlled from an intuitive web-based interface, while in the second, you'll need to do everything through a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you will have full control over the VPS and any system and custom content on it at all times, which makes this type of hosting perfect for any application that you cannot run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, however the root access to your server is restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting
When you get one of the Linux dedicated servers hosting packages which we provide, you'll have full root-level access and you'll be able to do anything that you can't do using a shared web hosting account - to change the server-side PHP settings, to set up frameworks or media streaming software, etc. You will be able to order the server without any web hosting Control Panel and do everything with a console, unless you set up some third-party tool, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to control your Internet sites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you will have full control over the server. The significant amount of system resources which you'll have makes our dedicated plans a fantastic choice for any kind of content that you wish to have. The servers which are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are easier to take care of, still the root access to such a machine will be limited.