{"id":226,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=226"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T09:15:16","slug":"What-is-FTP-How-to-Create-an-FTP-Account-In-cPanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/226\/What-is-FTP-and-How-to-Create-an-FTP-Account-In-cPanel.html","title":{"rendered":"What is FTP &#038; How to Create an FTP Account In cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-article-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTP account stands for file transmission protocol, a set of protocols that is a network transmission standard that uses TCP transmission control protocol. FTP allows data to transfer between two computers over the internet connection. TCP is what makes FTP reliable, checking that your data arrives at its actual destination. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FTP client and FTP server relationship use the FTP to facilitate communication. FTP clients send signals to the other channel which facilitates the FTP commands. The FTP then accepts or denies the command access, then the client initiates its upload or download on the data channel so that the control channel remains open for the browsing files. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Want to Add a New Domain to your cPanel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/224\/How-to-Add-a-New-Domain-To-Cpanel.html\">How to Add a New Domain in your cPanel?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Usage of FTP<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTP generally allows files to be managed instantly and saved without going through a cPanel&nbsp;account. The interface of most FTP clients is a lot more efficient for longer operations. That\u2019s the main reason FTP clients can also keep a log of transfers, which can be quite useful. You can also see the various transfers that have taken place on the server via FTP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, because of these added-on facilities, you can use FTP instead of having cPanel. Without giving access to the cPanel to other users, additional FTP accounts can be created. Different levels of access can be provided by assigning the users to a specific directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Want to create a subdomain in your cPanel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/225\/How-to-Create-a-Subdomain-For-Your-Website.html\">How to Create a Subdomain For Your Website<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Create an FTP Account in cPanel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>So, let us see how to set up the FTP account:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sq4b2oXdAYg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;\">Log in to your cPanel account<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the \u2018Files\u2019 section below the \u2018Email\u2019 section. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then click on the \u2018FTP Accounts\u2019 option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you will see a new page with 4 textboxes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the &#8216;Login&#8217; text box, enter the username for the FTP Account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the desired Domain Name from the drop-down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now type the password that you want to use in the \u2018Password&#8217; text box.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And in the &#8216;Password (Again)&#8217; text box, type the password again.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strength bar shows the relative strength of the password you entered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend using cPanel&#8217;s &#8216;Password Generator&#8217; option, which will generate a random, strong password for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may also use &#8216;Advanced Options&#8217; to comply with any organizational password standards, such as minimum password length, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. Copy the password into a safe place. Check the box and then press the &#8216;Use Password&#8217; button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the &#8216;Directory&#8217; text box, type the directory to which the FTP account will have access. The FTP accounts username will be the default name for this directory, which is located under your public HTML directory by default.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you can specify the quota for the FTP account. By default, the quota will be unlimited. To set a quota, type the number, in megabytes, for the maximum directory size.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now click on \u2018Create FTP Account\u2019 and your FTP account will be created.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can now see the list of FTP Accounts by navigating to the \u2018Files\u2019 section and then \u2018FTP Accounts\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Want to move your Email Account to Another cPanel Server?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/68\/move-an-email-account-from-one-cPanel-server-to-another.html\">Move an Email account from one cPanel server to another<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTP account stands for file transmission protocol, a set of protocols that is a network transmission standard that uses TCP transmission control protocol. FTP allows data to transfer between two computers over the internet connection. TCP is what makes FTP reliable, checking that your data arrives at its actual destination. The FTP client and FTP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is FTP &amp; How to Create an FTP Account In cPanel?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to know about an FTP account &amp; create it? Here, we are with the explanation &amp; simple steps to create an FTP account in cpanel. 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