SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to a web server and execute different tasks via a command line. The protocol is employed by many knowledgeable users, because the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be employed for a variety of things with regards to the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server allows it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for just about everything - you may install software or restart certain services including the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used largely with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients which allow you to use the protocol if your personal computer is working with a different OS as well. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a number of service providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting
SSH access could be permitted with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the shared hosting that you have selected includes this function by default. If not, you could add it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it at once. You will find all the info that you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you must use, as well as detailed Help articles where we've listed all of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password could be modified from the exact same section at any time with several mouse clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect securely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files which you upload will go through an encrypted connection.