Secure Shell, commonly known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol that is used to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange data between a website hosting server and a client. As the info exchanged by the 2 sides is protected, a 3rd party simply cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of controlling a web hosting account. The commands that can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, in particular, the choices are limited since you simply won't have root access to the web server, so you may simply create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, export and import databases, etcetera. These are all actions that are executed inside the shared hosting account and don't require a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you shall be able to set up server-side software or to restart the server or just a certain service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted through a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like Operating System, there are tons of apps for other OSs, that you can employ to connect to the remote hosting server as well.
SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting
If you have a shared website hosting account with our company and you'd like to deal with your content remotely using SSH, you can receive SSH access to the account via your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package deal does not provide this feature as standard, you could add it with a couple of mouse clicks through the Upgrades menu. Within the SSH section of the Control Panel, you will see the host, the port number and the username that you should use when you connect to the account. You may also pick what password you would want to use, as it does not need to be the same as the one for your account. We've prepared numerous Help articles where you may find each of the commands you will be able to use with a shared hosting plan, plus examples of how they're used. Additionally, if SSH access is allowed for your account, you shall be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection using a standard client such as FileZilla, for instance.