How to access the File Manager

The File manager helps you to manage website files throught browser (HTTP) without FTP. In the File Manage you can upload, create, delete and change permissions of files and folders. In this turorial helps you to learn how to use File Manage.

How to access the File Manager

File Manager is located under the Files category in the cPanel. Simply click it, and the tool will open in a new browser tab.

Once you login click on the public_html directory

Creating a new folder

You can create folder directories using File Manager. Folder will helps you to manage your files. To create a folder, click on the +Folder button on the top left side corner.

A pop-up will appear in which you can give the new folder a name and its desired location. Once you input that information, click the Create New Folder button.

The new folder will appear in the chosen location.

Creating a new file

You can create files using File Manager. You can create any extension files that support to hosting account sunch as  HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and etc. To create file, click on the +File button on the top left side corner.

A pop-up will appear in which you can give the new file a name and its desired location. Once you input that information, click the Create New File button.

Uploading files in File Manager

You can uploading files through File Manager by clicking on the Upload button.

A new page will open with which you can upload new files to your account. On that page you can drag and drop or select your files from your local computer.

Editing a file

Editing an existing file through the File Manager allows you to make immediate changes to your web site without having to upload a new version of the file. This is useful for small changes but would be inefficient for large alterations. To edit a file from your hosting account, left click the file name and then the Edit button.

A pop-up will appear asking you to specify the file encoding. The File Manager tool automatically detects the encoding of the file, so you could click the Disable Encoding Check button if you want to disable the pop-up from showing every time.

Extracting/Compressing a file

You can extract an archive by left clicking its name and then clicking on the Extract button.

You can also create your own archives. Select the files and folders which you want to include in the archive, click the Compress button and then Compress File(s).

Move/Copy a file

To move or copy a file to a different location on your account, you can use the Move and Copy buttons.