Where to Upload Your Files

Each Cpanel account has a home directory (for shorthand, we notate it like ~/ ). Within your home directory, you have a number of directories (folders) with different purposes.

public_html (aka www)

To upload your website files, you'll want to use the ~/public_html directory. There is also a directory called ~/www. This directory is merely a link (shortcut in Windows parlance, or alias to you Mac users) to ~/public_html. It's easier to write and type, so you can use that if you wish.

FTP

If you are using an FTP client to upload files, then it may ask for a folder/directory when you put in your login information. This directory is not required, but you can enter www or public_html if you wish. Either way, you need to change to that directory in your FTP client, and then upload your files.

Cpanel File Manager

If you login to Cpanel and click on File Manager, you'll see a folder listing similar to the what you would see using an FTP client.
Click on the folder icon for www or public_html (don't click on the name, just the icon), you will move inside that folder.
Then, look for the big "up arrow" toward the top of the listing that says "Upload Files". Click on that.
You can then use the browse buttons to select files to upload.


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