SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to transfer protected info between a client and a hosting server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy clients choose SSH because of the enhanced security level. The connection is established and the commands are sent via a command line. The available options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, for instance, files may be transferred or deleted, databases can 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 can be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be set up plus much more. These things are not possible on a shared server, for the reason that full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server shall be affected. While SSH is used largely with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, etc.
SSH Telnet in Hosting
SSH access is featured with all hosting plans we offer. With some of them, it's provided as standard, while with others it is an optional upgrade that you can include with several mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access from the section related to it where you shall also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to pick the password which you will use and, if needed, you'll be able to modify it with a couple of mouse clicks from the same place. All of the commands that may be used with our shared packages are listed in a help article along with relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is enabled for your account, you'll also be able to upload files through your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.