newbie seeking shell access & other features

[richards1052]

I've just moved servers. My former host used cPanel & my new host uses DirectAdmin. I'm having trouble after rooting through the panel interface trying to figure out where some things are.

For example, someone told me I could try to check out why one of my plugins is failing by using shell access to trace the path the plugin's using::

If you have shell access, you can try to find the path to aspell that way.

How do I find shell access?

Also, does DirectAdmin have the equivlent of IP Deny Manager & Hot Links Protection? For various reasons, it's important that I have these tools available.

 

[nobaloney]

If your hosting company is allowing shell access you'd be able to use a secure shell program (for example, PuTTY for Windows) with your username and login name, to log into your account similarly to the way you can use the Windows command line.

Your hosting company is whom you should be asking these things; if aspell is included on their servers they'll be able to tell you it's path.

DA doesn't have a specific IP Deny Manager or Hot Links Protection built in.

You can do the former with .htaccess files and information on the latter can be found in these forums.

Jeff

 

[richards1052]

Thanks for that information. The server does have SSH because I can see it listed as "On" within my server settings.

I'm being hosted by a friend & I do have an e mail in to him asking about how to use SSH & also whether he can help me find 'aspell.'

I will look into downloading the program you mentioned. I didn't realize you needed an external program to use SSH.

I will also look into the .htaccess options you mentioned though I really liked the ease of IP Deny Mgr. & Hot Links Protection because they made it quite simple to activate these features w/o getting into the intricacies of .htaccess.

 

[louie55]

Just a note, but just because it says that SSH is "On" doesn't mean that you will have access. It just means that the SSH program is running on the server. It could be locked down so that only certain users have access. You can try to us PuTTY to login using your DirectAdmin username and Password, if that doesn't work, it means you might not be allowed by the administrators to have SSH access.

Also, (since I see you say you are a newbie), if you know nothing about Linux commands, it should always be noted to be careful not to delete or change anything accidentally during your SSH endeavors.

Louie