If you have root-level access to a server, this means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you can install any server-side application whatever the changes that it will make to the software setting on the server, and you are able to both access and modify any file, including system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform the aforementioned 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 security reasons, it is recommended that you make another user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software that may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the plan you choose during the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel, or with no website hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these 3 cases, you can modify any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, that makes our server plans perfect for multi-media applications with specific requirements which cannot be covered when you use a shared hosting account. The main difference between these options is the fact that when you pick cPanel you will have a web-based graphical interface to take care of various server-side options and also any website content which you generate or upload, while when you order the server devoid of Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything through a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your liking, if it is compatible with the OS that you have selected during the sign up process. With the final Control Panel option which you'll be able to pick on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.