Hello there. I am planning to buy a hosted server. I was wondering if when you buy the server, do you get the server files to modify? As, would I get the same acsess to the files as I would if I hosted it myself?
It all depends on the host you choose. You would need a host that provides you with FTP access in order to be able to manage the files like you would yourself at home.
If you have that, you can get the server files from minecraft.net downloads page and put them in yourself.
If you have that, you can get the server files from minecraft.net downloads page and put them in yourself.
There's a whole section devoted to minecraft hosting in this forum.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/131-minecraft-server-hosting/