{"id":1389,"date":"2026-08-08T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/uploading-your-site-files\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:00:23","slug":"uploading-your-site-files","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/uploading-your-site-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Uploading Your Site Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use cPanel File Manager to upload and manage website files.<\/p>\n

Open File Manager<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n
  2. Open File Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Open the folder for the website you want to update.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Main Website Folder<\/h2>\n

    For the main website on your hosting account, upload files to:<\/p>\n

    public_html<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This folder is the document root for the main domain.<\/p>\n

    Do not delete the other folders in your hosting account. They may contain email, logs, statistics, system files, or other account data.<\/p>\n

    Other Domain Folders<\/h2>\n

    If the website is for another domain on the same hosting account, check the domain’s document root in cPanel.<\/p>\n

    Upload the website files to that domain’s document root folder.<\/p>\n

    Upload Files<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Open the correct folder in File Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    2. Click Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    3. Choose the file from your computer.<\/li>\n
    4. Wait for the upload to finish.<\/li>\n
    5. Return to File Manager and check that the file is in the correct folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Upload Several Files<\/h2>\n

      If you need to upload a full website with many files, compress the website files into a zip file first.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Upload the zip file in File Manager.<\/li>\n
      2. Select the zip file.<\/li>\n
      3. Click Extract<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      4. Check that the files extracted into the correct folder.<\/li>\n
      5. Delete the zip file when you no longer need it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Homepage File<\/h2>\n

        For most websites, the homepage should be named:<\/p>\n

        index.html<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The filename should be lowercase.<\/p>\n

        If You Need Help<\/h2>\n

        If you are not sure which folder to use, open a support ticket before uploading or deleting files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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