When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you can set up any server-side app whatever the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you can both access and customize any file, which includes system files, and change any settings. You can do this 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. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make one more 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 needed by a script-driven application that you wish to run.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
Each dedicated server that we supply provides you with full root-level access, when the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you wish to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have specific requirements with regard to the server software setting which can't be fulfilled by a conventional shared web hosting package, our servers will be the optimal solution. Without any Control Panel at hand, you are able to access the server and change its settings as well as the content which you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will use a graphical interface to control everything related to your web content, and also most server-side settings. Of course, when you get a dedicated server with no Control Panel, you can install some third-party software instrument manually, as long as it is compatible with the Operating System that you have chosen at registration. When you select our Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you'll have limited root access, but you can still perform many different things using a Secure Shell console.