Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol employed to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange data between a web server and a client. Since the info exchanged by the 2 sides is encoded, a 3rd party simply cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of managing a website hosting account. The commands that could be executed are determined by the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for example, the options are limited because you simply won't have root access to the machine, so you can just create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, import and export databases, and so on. They're all actions which are carried out inside the shared hosting account and do not need a higher level of access. Using a virtual or a dedicated server, you shall have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the web server or only a specific service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, and if you do not use a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a lot of apps for other OSs, which you can employ to connect to the remote hosting server as well.
SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting
SSH access is available with all shared hosting that we offer you. With some of them, it is offered by default, while with others it's an additional upgrade which you can add with a couple of clicks in your hosting CP. You can get SSH access from the section related to it where you shall also find the information which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to choose the password that you will use and, if required, you shall be able to change it with several clicks from the same spot. All commands which may be used with our shared packages are listed within a help article together with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is permitted for your account, you'll also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.