Having root-level access to your server means that you can view and change any file on it, including important system files. You may also install software which can update specific settings on the server during the process, so the installation is possible only if you are logged in as the root user. The latter has full privileges, which means that you will have full control over your machine at any time and you will be able to perform anything you'd like. You can also generate other users either with the same rights or with fewer rights, according to what you need them for - day-to-day tasks, other server administrators, etc. To be on the safe side, it is usually recommended to use the root account only when you actually need it and not for tasks you can do through other accounts. You may use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console to be able to connect with the server and to manage it at the root level.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting
You can control your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package that you have selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, a large number of system settings can be controlled through an easy to work with web-based interface, while in the second, you will have to make everything using a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS plus any kind of system and custom content on it all of the time, which makes this type of website hosting perfect for any application that you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server is restricted.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting
When you get one of the Linux dedicated web hosting that we offer, you will 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 customize the server-side PHP settings, to install frameworks or media streaming software, etcetera. You will be able to order the server without website hosting Control Panel and do everything with a console, unless you set up a third-party instrument, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to take care of your Internet sites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you will have complete control of the server. The huge amount of resources which you will receive makes our dedicated packages the best choice for any type of content that you'd like to have. The servers which are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are simpler to control, but the root access to such a machine is restricted.