For more information about FTP client configuration files, read the Configure FTP client section. The system automatically configures the client for these accounts. To log in to a special FTP account, you must use the account’s FTP configuration file. This is because the system links these accounts to administrative aspects of your cPanel account. Unlike other FTP accounts, you cannot modify or delete these accounts. The system creates these accounts by default. The Special FTP Accounts table lists your cPanel account’s primary FTP account and the log access account. The FTP client automatically opens, configures itself, and connects to your FTP server. Open the configuration script file that downloaded to your computer.Click Instructions to view detailed instructions for your chosen client.To use another client, manually configure the client. We only support auto-configuration for these FTP clients.The system automatically populates this text box with public_html/domain.tld/account, where account represents the username that you entered in the Log In text box and domain.tld represents the domain you selected in the Domain menu. For example, if you enter example in the Directory text box, the FTP account can access the /home/$user/example/ directory and all of its subdirectories.
The Directory text box defines the new FTP account’s top level of directory access. For more information, read our Password & Security documentation.Įnter the FTP account’s home directory. You can also click Password Generator to generate a strong password. Some web hosts require a minimum password strength. Select the desired domain from the Domain menu.Įnter and confirm the new password in the Password and Password (Again) text boxes.
To create an FTP account, perform the following steps:Įnter the desired username in the Log In text box.
Otherwise, you must use the full FTP account username ( ) and password to log in to FTP. If your cPanel account uses a dedicated IP address, you can use your cPanel account’s username and password to log in to FTP. If your hosting provider has not enabled FTP access for your account, you can use the File Manager interface ( cPanel » Home » Files » File Manager) to manage your site’s files instead. You can only access this interface if your hosting provider has enabled FTP access for your account. For more information about SFTP, read our How To Configure Your SFTP Client documentation. SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) allows you to transfer files over a secure connection.Your hosting provider can adjust this number. On servers that use Pure-FTPd, the system will only return the first 10,000 files in each folder.
cPanel & WHM supports the ProFTPD and Pure-FTPd FTP server daemons.
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