FAQ

Webhosting
How can I log in via SSH?

Starting with the 250MB package, it is possible to log in to the web server via SSH.

SSH is short for Secure SHell and is a protocol which allows you connect to the server securely. It might be convenient to move, edit or remove files from your account via a command line. To connect via SSH, you will need an SSH client. On a lot of operating systems, Linux and Mac OS, an SSH client called 'ssh' (part of the openssh package) is usually installed by default, on Microsoft Windows, you can use Putty, which can be found at http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe.

In Putty enter your FTP host name in the 'Host Name' field and select 'SSH' as protocol. The port number should automatically change to 22. Then click 'Open' to connect. At the first connection, a dialog will pop up, asking you to accept RSA key, click 'Accept'. A black window appears asking for your FTP username and password. Please note: when typing your password, nothing will be displayed. After entering your username and password, press enter.

On other operating systems, using 'ssh', enter the following in a terminal: ssh yourusername@hostname.

Once logged in, you will be located in your home directory where all subdomains are found. Now you can reach all subdirectories and files under your account. To get a list of files in the current directory, execute the command 'ls'. Entering a directory can be done by entering 'cd DIRECTORY' replacing 'DIRECTORY' with the directory name. A lot of commands are available to you, too many to list them all here. A lot of information can be found via search engines like Google. Below are the most used commands:

vi FILE

Edit a file

nano FILE

Edit a file

crontab -l

To list your cron jobs

crontab -e

Add, remove or edit your cron jobs

du -sh

Calculates the disk usage of the current directory and subdirectories (displayed in MB or GB)

ls -al

List all files and directories in the current directory, including hidden files