[Fwd: [PHP] SSH enabled]

For those not in the know, I have purchased some webspace at
phpwebhosting.com for bh.  For the price $10/mo. it should handle almost
everything we need.  No more bh going down because of network issues.  I
think we all know bh is growing up a little.  So... this is the first of
many emails that are going to deal with this transition.  The first step
for them was to set up ssh for us to get in.

If you would like the un/pw for the account, send me an email directly.

[email protected]

peace,

-j

[links]
http://www.phpwebhosting.com/
http://www.phpwebhosting.com/host_details.html


[fwd:]

Dear Customer,

SSH access has been enabled on your account. For security reasons, we no
longer support telnet. SSH is a safer, more secure alternative to telnet
(if you are familiar with telnet, ssh operates in the same manner except
that the connection is fully encrypted).

Free ssh clients are available for most platforms. For PC we recommend:

  PuTTY - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

For Mac users, we recommend:

  MacSSH - http://pro.wanadoo.fr/chombier/MacSSH/SSH_info.html

Linux users, we recommend:

  openssh -  http://www.openssh.org/

Please use "clear.phpwebhosting.com" as the host/ username and make sure
you select SSH as the protocol (port 22). Your SSH username and password
is the same as your control panel's username and password.

Your SSH password will always be in sync with your control panel's
password unless you intentionally change it in the shell. If you do
this, and forget what you changed it to, you can easily reset / re-sync
the password by using the "change password" tool in your control panel.

To ensure a stable environment for all users, please note the following:

* Use of IRC, bots, etc. are not allowed.
* Long running server processes are not allowed
* If you need compiler access, please submit a request
* Attempts to hide your actions, command history, etc. will result in
removal of your account.

Please let us know if you need anything else. We thank you for your
business. Have a good day!

Sincerely,

Your phpwebhosting.com Support Team



SSH related FAQ's:

Q - I can't login using telnet

A - For security reasons, we no longer support telnet, only SSH.

SSH is a safer, more secure alternative to telnet. A telnet session uses
clear text in all transmissions. That means that someone could
potentially see everything you type including passwords. SSH on the
other hand, encrypts this information and makes it unreadable.

Q - I can't login using SSH

A - This could be due to several problems. Here is a few of the most
common -

1. Make sure you are using "clear.phpwebhsting.com" as the host/username
and make sure you select SSH as the protocol (port 22). Some SSH
clients, such as PuTTY can operate as telnet or SSH, so it is necessary
to make sure you are using the correct protocol.

2. Make sure you are using the correct username and password. Your SSH
password should always be in sync with your control panel's password
unless you intentionally changed it in the shell. If you did this, and
forgot what you changed it to, you can easily reset / re-sync the
password by using the "change password" tool in your control panel.

(Also, be sure you are using the correct case. All UNIX passwords are
CaSe SeNsiTiVe!)

3. You are behind a network firewall that blocks ssh. We can put ssh on
the telnet port, please note however that some firewalls block telnet
too. In these cases you will need to ask your local firewall
administrator to open the ssh port for you (port 22).