SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and execute various tasks using a command line. The protocol is popular with many knowledgeable users, because the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be employed for a number of things depending on the type of website hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the website hosting server permits it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for just about everything - you can install software or restart certain services like the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used typically with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients that permit you to use the protocol if your laptop or computer is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a number of service providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting
SSH access is offered with all Linux shared web hosting packages which we offer. With some of them, it is featured by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade which you can include with a few mouse clicks from your hosting CP. You could get SSH access from the section dedicated to it where you can also find the info which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You may select the password that you shall use and, if required, you will be able to change it with a few mouse clicks from the same place. All of the commands which could be used with our shared plans are listed in a help article along with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is enabled for your account, you will also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.