Uploading files: File Manager and FTP

There are two ways to put files on your hosting account: File Manager in your browser, or an FTP program on your computer.

Small changes: File Manager

For a few files, or to edit a file such as .env, use File Manager. Open your hosting plan in Services and click File Manager in Quick Actions or on the Management tab.

File Manager can upload files and extract .zip archives. To upload a lot of files, zip them on your computer, upload the zip file, and extract it in File Manager.

Many files: SFTP

1. Install an SFTP program. We recommend WinSCP on Windows or FileZilla on Windows, macOS and Linux.
2. Connect with these settings:
   • Protocol: SFTP
   • Host: cpanel.vmshost.io
   • Port: 22
   • Username and password: your cPanel username and password. Both are on the Overview tab of your hosting plan.

SFTP encrypts your password and your files while they upload.

Give someone access to one folder

To let someone else upload files without your cPanel password, create an FTP account that can only reach one folder:

1. Open your hosting plan in Services and click FTP Accounts. This opens the FTP Accounts page in cPanel.
2. Create the account and choose its folder.
3. Next to the account, click Configure FTP Client. It shows the server, username and port for their FTP program.
4. Ask them to select FTP over TLS (explicit) in their FTP program, so that the password is encrypted.

Where your files go

• Your main domain uses the public_html folder.
• Each addon domain and subdomain has its own folder. You choose the folder when you create the domain in cPanel.
• phpVMS keeps its main files outside the public folder. See "Important Locations" in Install phpVMS with the installer.