Uploading files using the File Manager

The File Manager works in your browser. For uploads under 1 GB or quick edits, it is faster than FTP.

Where to upload site files

Your website files live in /home/youruser/public_html/. The home page must be called index.html or index.php.

Step by step

1. Open cPanel → File Manager.
2. Click public_html in the left tree.
3. Click Upload at the top, then drag your files in (or click to browse).
4. If you uploaded a .zip, right-click it → Extract.
5. Delete the zip after extracting to free up disk space.

Editing a file

Right-click the file → Edit. If it asks about character encoding, choose UTF-8.

Tip — uploading a whole site

Zip your site locally first, upload the zip, then extract. Uploading one large file is much faster than thousands of small ones.