How do I create an FTP account in cPanel?
- Posted by admin
- 06 August 2009
- PRO-Webs Customers
It very important to use proper FTP accounts for various vendor and employees for your website. Creating an account for each allows you to control their access and log their usage as well.
1. To get started login to your PRO-Webs hosting cPanel
2. In the 3rd box down called "Files", select the FTP icon.
Select the FTP Icon as Shown
3. Once in the FTP manager, you will see the following options to create and FTP account.
FTP Manager Account Creation
4. You have several options to create accounts.
- Username: You will enter a unique username. Once finished the login will be username@domain.com to use FTP.
- Password: Use a strong 10 character or more alpha numeric password. This will be the user's password to login with.
- Directory: This is where you can allow full access or limit the user to a specific directory. Full access (including outside of the root) will be blank, Just account http or public html access will be public_html/. Additionally, you can limit the user to a specific folder such as public_html/data/
- Quota: this is the amount of transfer you wish to allow the user for FTP.
5. Once you have filled everything in, click the create account button. The user will login to FTP using the following information.
Host: ftp.yourdomain.com
User: username@yourdomain.com
Password: the exact one you setup
