{"id":5832,"date":"2019-07-02T06:55:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T06:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2019-07-02T06:55:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T06:55:19","slug":"use-the-cpanel-file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/use-the-cpanel-file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Guide to Use the cPanel File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to work with the files in your MilesWeb account with the FTP program but if you want a web-based alternative then you can use the File Manager built into cPanel.<\/p>\n<p>1.Log in to your <b>cPanel <\/b>with the login\u00a0details sent to you via email.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>\u201cFILES\u201d <\/strong>section, click on the <strong>\u201cFile Manager<\/strong>\u201d link or icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_1-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_1-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1344\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_1-min.png 1344w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_1-min-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_1-min-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_1-min-1024x362.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. After logging in to the <strong>File Manager<\/strong>, you will land in the root directory for your account. For the maximum time you\u2019ll be working with website files located in the <strong>\u201cpublic_html\u201d<\/strong> directory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_2-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_2-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1357\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_2-min.png 1357w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_2-min-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_2-min-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cPanel_2-min-1024x435.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. If there are <strong>Addon<\/strong> <strong>domains<\/strong> in your account, their home directories will be listed under <strong>public_html<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Working With Hidden or \u201cDot\u201d Files<\/h3>\n<p>The cPanel File Editor does not display hidden <strong>\u201cdot\u201d<\/strong> files by default. Hence, to work with files such as .htaccess, you will need to first configure the <strong>cPanel File Edito<\/strong>r to display hidden files.<\/p>\n<p>1. Go to the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> and click the <strong>\u201cSettings\u201d<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Settings-min-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Settings-min-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Settings-min-1.png 1365w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Settings-min-1-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Settings-min-1-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Settings-min-1-1024x430.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. The <strong>\u201cPreferences\u201d<\/strong> popup window will get displayed. Here check<strong> \u201cShow Hidden Files\u201d<\/strong> and click the <strong>\u201cSave\u201d<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-01-cPanel-File-Manager-v3-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-01-cPanel-File-Manager-v3-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-01-cPanel-File-Manager-v3-min.png 503w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-01-cPanel-File-Manager-v3-min-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this way, you can use the cPanel File Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to work with the files in your MilesWeb account with the FTP program but if you want a web-based alternative then you can use the File Manager built into cPanel. 1.Log in to your cPanel with the login\u00a0details sent to you via email. 2. 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