Overview of SSH
SSH is a protocol used to connect to servers remotely. In general, Unix / Linux operating systems (like the one we have on our servers) operate via a text-based command line as opposed to a 'point-and-click' interface. SSH allows a person to use the command line on a Unix / Linux computer from ...
Typical Shell Commands
When you are logged in to your account via ssh, everything is done by passing text commands to the command line. Here is a list of the absolute most basic Linux / UNIX commands and their use: ls Lists Files and Directories ls -al Detailed List of Files and Directories mkdir foo Creates a direc ...
Location of programs on servers
sendmail - /usr/lib/sendmail perl - /usr/bin/perl mysql - /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql Command-line implementation of PHP - /usr/local/bin/php php.ini - not user-accessible, but many common settings may be configured in your .htaccess file