This article is concerned with file management. It outlines the available methods for uploading and managing files in your web space.

When your hosting account is created, your web space contains a number of important folders. Some are for storing your emails, some contain your stats data. None of them should be deleted.

The most important folder is called public_html. This is known as the web root or document root. When someone navigates to your web space, it is the content of this folder that is displayed on the internet. Your website files and folders should be placed in this folder. Feel free to upload, manage and delete files to and from your public_html directory.

The available options for managing your files are as follows...

1. FTP
2. File manager in cPanel
3. Web Disk in cPanel
4. SSH (for advanced users)

FTP

FTP is the most common method of manipulating files in your web space but it requires that you purchase some FTP software, although there are now a number of free FTP clinets available.

We have a very useful guide entitled General FTP Guide in section 3 of this knowledge base. It will tell you everything you need to know about using FTP with your 4UH hosting.

cPanel File Manager
The file manager in cPanel is excellent for uploading individual files and changing permissions. It even has an HTML editor and a file compression utility. Its not good for uploading a large number of files though and we wouldnt recommend it for that purpose. A tutorial is available showing how to use the file manager in section 3 of this knowledge base.

cPanel Web Disk
The Web Disk utility in cPanel is a very useful piece of software. It allows you to drag and drop files and folders between your computer and your web space easily and without the need for expensive FTP software. We are now recommending this method over FTP in most cases. There is a full tutorial on how to setup the Web Disk in section 4 of this knowledge base.

SSH
SSH access is for customers who are familiar with using the command line. By default SSH is disabled on all accounts. We can enable this for you free of charge on request.

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