SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to transfer encoded information between a client and a hosting server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy users opt for SSH mainly because of the enhanced security level. The connection is created and the commands are sent through a command line. The offered options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files may be moved or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives could be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the choices are a lot more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed and much more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, for the reason that full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server will be affected. While SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting

SSH access could be allowed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared web hosting package which you have chosen includes this function by default. If not, you may add it from the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it instantly. You'll find all the details which you need inside the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, along with in depth Help articles in which we've listed all the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password may be changed from the very same section anytime with several mouse clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect securely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.