When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able install any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on your server, and you're able to both access and modify any kind of file, including system files, and change various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do all these things and also to create other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you create a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven application that you want to run.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting
In case you choose the cPanel website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you'll pick during the registration process. The very same is valid if you choose not to add a Control Panel at all. All of our servers will give you the option to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and apps that have particular requirements as to what the software environment on your server has to be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned choices is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, whereas if you acquire cPanel, the majority of system settings and your site content will be controlled through a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll receive a server with limited root access.