Now that you have your cPanel account, you will need to serve your web application or files to your visitors.
This hosting tutorial is about cPanel file management and how to serve that website content using either cPanel File Manager.
How To Use cPanel File Manager For File Management:
cPanel has an in-built file management system that is available at cPanel >> Home >> Files >> File Manager.
For users who are just getting used to cPanel, it is the easiest way to manage and edit your files.
The first thing you may want to do is to change the File Manager behavior when you log in.
To change the directory in which File Manager opens, perform the following steps:
- Click Settings to open the Preferences window.
- Select Web Root (public_html or www) for the most direct route to your files, or select another option to open the File Manager interface in that directory.
- If you want to see your .htaccess file, just select “Show Hidden Files” and then click Save.
To create a new file or folder, perform the following steps:
- Click + File or + Folder in the File Manager toolbar. A new window will appear.
- Enter the new item’s name in the New File Name: or New Folder Name: text box.
- Enter the location in which the system will save the item in the New file will be created in: or New folder will be created in: text box.
- Click Create New File or Create New Folder.
To rename a folder or file, click the item’s name and enter the new name in the text box. Press the Return key to save the change.
To move a file into a folder, perform the following steps:
- Click Move in the toolbar at the top of the interface. The New File window will appear. You can also drag a file icon into a new destination folder.
- Enter the file path that you want to move the file to in the “Enter the file path that you want to move this file to” text box. You can also click an item and click Rename in the toolbar.
- Click Move File(s) to move the file.
To move files into a folder, perform the following steps:
- Select all of the items that you wish to move.
- Click Move in the toolbar at the top of the interface. The New File window will appear.
- Enter the file path that you want to move the file to in the Enter the file path that you want to move this file to the text box area.
- Click Move File(s) to move the files.
To copy a file, perform the following steps:
- Select the file you want to copy. You cannot create a copy of an item within the same folder.
- Click Copy from the toolbar at the top of the interface. The Copy window will appear.
- In the Copy window, enter the file path for which you want to save the item.
- Click Copy File(s) to copy the file.
To copy multiple files, perform the following steps:
- Select the items that you wish to copy. You can also right-click and select Copy from the menu.
- Select Copy from the toolbar. The Copy window will appear.
- Enter the file path to which to copy the files in the “Enter the file path that you want to copy this file to” text box.
- Click Copy File(s) to copy the files.
To modify a file or folder’s permissions, perform the following steps:
- Select the file or folder for which to change the permissions.
- From the toolbar, click Permissions. The Change Permissions window will appear.
- Use the checkboxes or text boxes to change the item’s permissions. This setting’s permissions default to 0644 for files and 0755 for folders.
- Click Change Permissions to save your changes.
To delete a file or folder, perform the following steps:
- Select the file or folder you want to delete.
- From the toolbar, click Delete. The Trash window will appear.
- Click Trash File(s) to confirm that you want to delete the file or folder.
When you delete files or folders, the system does not permanently delete the files. Instead, the system moves the files to the Trash folder.
Click Empty Trash to permanently delete the Trash folder’s contents.
To restore a file or folder, perform the following steps:
- Click View Trash from the toolbar.
- Select the file or folder that you want to restore.
- Click Restore in the toolbar.
- Confirm that you want to restore the item.
When you edit a file with the Edit, Code Editor, or HTML Editor features, a window appears to confirm the file’s character encoding.
Use the menu to select the correct character encoding for the file. Then, click Edit to continue.
Please note that if you select the wrong initial encoding, your file may become corrupt.
If your file displays as a series of special characters, immediately abort the edit and select the correct encoding. Do not save the file.
In most cases, leave the feature alone or use it only when you know what you are doing.
To enable or disable the Character Encoding Verification Dialogs feature, perform the following steps:
Click Settings in the top-right corner of the interface. A new window will appear.
To enable encoding verification, deselect the Disable Character Encoding Verification Dialogs checkbox.
To disable encoding verification, select the Disable Character Encoding Verification Dialogs checkbox.
Click Save.
