Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol that is used to execute commands on a remote machine or to exchange information between a website hosting server and a client. Given that the information exchanged by the two sides is protected, a third party simply cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a favored means of managing a hosting account. The commands which could be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, for instance, the options are limited as you shall not have root access to the web server, so you could just create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, import and export databases, and so on. These are all actions which are performed inside the shared hosting account and don't require a higher level of access. Using a virtual or a dedicated server, you shall have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the server or only a specific service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, and if you don't employ a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a number of applications for other OSs, which you can employ to connect to the remote server as well.
SSH Telnet in Website Hosting
SSH access is featured with all Linux website hosting packages that we offer you. With some of them, it's offered by default, while with others it is an optional upgrade which you can add with a couple of mouse clicks from your hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access through the section related to it where you shall also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could select the password which you shall use and, if necessary, you'll be able to modify it with a couple of mouse clicks from the same location. All the commands that may be used with our shared plans are listed within a help article alongside relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is allowed for your account, you shall also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.