SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to transfer encrypted information between a client and a web server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy clients choose SSH because of the improved level of security. The connection is made and the commands are sent via a command line. The available options depend on the type of web hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files could be transferred or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives may be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the choices are a lot more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed and much more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, since full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server shall be affected. Even though SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.
SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting
SSH access is provided with all Linux shared web hosting we offer you. With some of them, it's offered by default, while with others it is an optional upgrade which you can add with several clicks from your web hosting Control Panel. You could get SSH access from the section related to it where you will also find the information that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You can pick the password which you shall use and, if required, you'll be able to modify it with a couple of mouse clicks from the same spot. All of the commands which can be used with our shared plans are listed inside a help article alongside relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is enabled for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.