SSH How-tos

XonHost uses key-based SSH authentication instead of plain username & password. The SSH port on XonHost’s servers is also 18765 instead of the default port 22. In order to connect to your shared hosting account via SSH using PuTTY you will need … Continued

When dealing with large databases over 50Mb it is recommended to manage them via SSH. XonHost customers can find more information on how to connect to and use SSH in our SSH Tutorial. In this article, we will cover exporting and … Continued

XonHost uses key-based SSH authentication instead of plain username & password. The SSH port on XonHost’s servers is also 18765 instead of the default port 22. To connect via SSH, follow these steps: First you will need to generate an SSH key … Continued

XonHost uses key-based SSH authentication instead of plain username & password. The SSH port on XonHost’s servers is also 18765 instead of the default port 22. To connect to your XonHost shared hosting account via SSH in Linux, please follow these steps: … Continued

If you wish to reinstall your script, first you have to remove your current installation in order to avoid any errors caused by the existing files in the installation directory. If you need any of the old data, it is … Continued

SSH (Secure Shell) is a network protocol that allows secure remote access over an encrypted connection. Through an SSH connection you can easily manage your files and folders, modify their permissions, edit files directly on the server, etc. SSH provides … Continued

XonHost uses key pairs for SSH authentication purposes, as opposed to plain username and password. More information on SSH keys is available here. You can generate an SSH key pair in Mac OS following these steps: Open up the Terminal by … Continued

PuTTY is a popular choice for a Windows SSH client. It is reliable, easy to use and free (open source). In this article we will describe a very basic PuTTY usage for larger audience. If you are a XonHost customer, … Continued

onuses key-based authentication for SSH. This has proven more secure over standard username/password authentication. More information on SSH keys can be found here. You can generate an SSH key pair directly in cPanel, or you can generate the keys yourself and … Continued

You can generate an SSH key on Windows using the PuTTY SSH client. You can download PuTTY for free from this URL. To generate a key with PuTTY, you should: Download and start the puttygen.exe generator. In the “Parameters” section choose SSH2 DSA and press Generate. Move your mouse … Continued