Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange info between a website hosting server and a client. Due to the fact that the data exchanged by the 2 sides is protected, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a favored means of handling a web hosting account. The commands which can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared server, for instance, the alternatives are limited as you will not have root access to the website hosting server, so you may simply create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, import and export databases, etc. They are all actions that are performed inside the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. Through a virtual or a dedicated server, you will be able to install server-side software or to restart the web server or just a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted through a command line, and if you do not use a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a lot of applications for other OSs, which you can employ to connect to the remote hosting server as well.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

SSH access may be permitted with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux web hosting package that you have selected provides this feature by default. If not, you can add it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it at once. You'll find all the info which you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, as well as comprehensive Help articles in which we've listed all of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password could be modified from the very same section at any time with several clicks. Provided that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect securely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files which you upload will go through an encrypted connection.