How to Connect via FTP Using Your cPanel Username
How to Connect via FTP Using Your cPanel Username
In your FTP client of choice, you will need 4 items to log in (host, username, and password). Use the following items to log in:
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Host: YOURDOMAIN.com
ℹ️ You can also use "ftp.YOURDOMAIN.com" which will use port 21 as the default.
You can also use the IP address of your server.
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Username: Your cPanel user
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Password: The password for your cPanel user
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Port: 21
ℹ️ Port 21 is the default port for FTP.
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Click connect
How to connect via FTP using a created account:
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Host: YOURDOMAIN.com
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Username: ACCOUNT@YOURDOMAIN.com
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Password: The password you created for this account
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Port: 21
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Click connect
ℹ️ Note: Using FTP is useful because you can download and upload files for your website.