SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to exchange encoded information between a client and a web server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any information. Many tech-savvy users favor SSH because of the enhanced level of security. The connection is created and the commands are sent through a command line. The offered options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files could be relocated or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives could be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your choices are much more - the web server and the database server can be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be installed and a lot more. These things are not possible on a shared server, since full root access is needed and all the other customers on that server will be affected. Although SSH is employed primarily with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

SSH access could be permitted with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the web hosting which you have picked offers this function as standard. If not, you could add it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it right away. You'll discover all the information you need inside the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, as well as thorough Help articles where we have listed the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password could be modified from the exact same section at any time with a couple of clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect securely through an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all of the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.