SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a server and execute various tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many skilled users, as the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be used for a number of things with regards to the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the hosting server allows for it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for practically everything - you may install software or restart specific services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your personal computer is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port though many providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting
SSH access could be allowed with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared hosting package that you've picked comes with this function as standard. If not, you may include it from the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it right away. You will find all the details that you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, alongside detailed Help articles in which we have listed all the commands that you can use within the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password could be changed from the very same section anytime with a few clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely using an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, each of the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.