SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to connect to a web server and conduct different tasks through a command line. The protocol is employed by many experienced users, for the reason that the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access could be employed for a variety of things based on the type of website 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 when the web server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for just about anything - you could install software or restart certain services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used mostly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that permit you to use the protocol if your personal computer is working with a different OS as well. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a number of providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Hosting
SSH access is offered with all Linux hosting packages we provide. With some of them, it is featured by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade that you can add with a few clicks from your website hosting Control Panel. You can get 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 will be able to pick the password which you'll use and, if needed, you shall be able to modify it with several mouse clicks from the same place. All the commands that may be used with our shared plans are listed inside a help article alongside relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is enabled for your account, you shall also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.