SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to transfer encoded info between a client and a web server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy users prefer SSH due to the higher security level. The connection is made and the commands are delivered through a command line. The offered options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files may be moved or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives could be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the options are significantly more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be set up and more. These things are not possible on a shared server, because full root access is required and all the other customers on that server shall be affected. Even though SSH is employed mainly with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.
SSH Telnet in Website Hosting
SSH access could be enabled with a click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux website hosting that you've picked comes with this function by default. If not, you could include it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it right away. You will find all the info which you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you have to use, as well as in depth Help articles where we've listed all of the commands which you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password can be modified from the same section anytime with several clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect securely via an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.