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    WrigleyF is offline Master Member
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    Default shell access

    I know some web hosts provide shell access, but I'm not sure what it's best used for.

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    suwunk is online now Super Moderator
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    Secure Shell (SSH) access allows you to log in to your web hosting account and use UNIX/Linux command line instructions to administer your website. This allows you to compress/decompress files easily, automate backups and other tasks (cron), change file permissions for complete directory structures, it can transfer files using the associated SFTP or SCP protocols, etc.


 

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