The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol that is used to transfer files between computers. To download or upload files, a user uses an FTP client to connect to an FTP server.
To create an FTP account on your web site, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click FTP Accounts
- Under Add FTP Account, in the Log intext box, type the username for the FTP account.
- In the Password text box, type the account password.
- In the Password (Again)text box, retype the account password.
- In the Directory text box, type the directory to which the FTP account will have access. By default, this directory is located under your public_html directory, and its name is the FTP account username.
- Specify the quota for the FTP account. By default, the quota is unlimited. To set a quota, type the number, in megabytes, for the maximum directory size.
- Click Create FTP Account. cPanel creates the account.
Changing the password for an FTP account
It is a good security practice to regularly change FTP account passwords.
To change the password for an FTP account, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click FTP Accounts:
- Under FTP Accounts, locate the account password that you want to change, and then click Change Password.
- In the Password text box, type the new password.
- In the Password (Again)text box, retype the new password.
- Click Change Password. cPanel changes the account password.
Deleting an FTP account
To delete an FTP account, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click FTP Accounts
- Under FTP Accounts, locate the account that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
- You can delete just the FTP account, or you can delete the FTP account and all of its associated files:
- To delete just the FTP account, click Delete.
- To delete the FTP account and all of the files in the account's directory, select the Delete the User’s Home Directory check box, and then click Delete
