If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side application regardless of the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you can both access and update any file, which includes 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 and also to make other users, including users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you create one more user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you wish to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers
You're able to take care of your new VPS servers at the root level regardless of the plan which you have chosen, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel website hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, a lot of system settings can be controlled via an intuitive web-based interface, while in the second, you'll need to do everything via a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS as well as any system or custom content on it all the time, which makes this type of hosting perfect for any app that you can't run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The final VPS Control Panel option is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server is restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
If you get one of the dedicated servers that we supply, you will have full root-level access and you'll be able to do anything that you are unable to do with a shared hosting account - to change the server-side PHP settings, to set up frameworks or media streaming software, etcetera. You'll be able to order the server without any website hosting Control Panel and do everything using a console, unless you set up some third-party tool, or you can order it with cPanel and use a web-based graphical interface to manage your sites and many system settings. In all three cases, you will have full control over the machine. The huge amount of resources which you will get 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 manage, however the root access to such a machine will be limited.