SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and carry out various tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many expert users, because the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be employed for lots of things depending on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the hosting server allows it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for pretty much anything - you may install software or restart specific services including the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is employed primarily with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients that allow you to use the protocol if your personal computer is running a different Operating System too. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a number of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

SSH access could be permitted with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared service that you've selected comes with this function as standard. If not, you can add it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it at once. You'll discover all the info that you need within the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, alongside in depth Help articles where we have listed each of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password can be changed from the same section anytime with a few mouse clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely using an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.