cPanel User Manual 

Overview 

You or your fellow site developers may need to transfer files from a computer to 

the computer that contains your web site. If you need to transfer many files, using 

an FTP client is the quickest way to accomplish this. In the 

FTP Manager

, you can 

create FTP accounts, which allow users to access the files of your web site with 

an FTP client. 

Steps 

1

  To access the 

FTP Manager

, click on the  

  icon above the words 

FTP 

Manager

 on the main screen of your cPanel interface.  

2

  Click on 

FTP Accounts.

3

  To add an FTP account, click on 

Add FTP Account.

4

  Enter the username for the new FTP account in the blank field next to 

Login:

5

  Enter the password for the new FTP account in the blank field next to 

Password:

6  

Enter the directory which the account will have access to in the blank field next 

to 

Directory:

NOTE: Enter / in this field will give the user access to /public_html/ and all 

subdirectories of /public_html/ for your account. 

7  

Click on 

Create

 to create the new FTP account. 

NOTE: If the account was created, the following will appear (except user will be 

the username you have provided for the new account, and password will be the 

password you have provided for the new account) : 

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