Upload and Manage Files in Your Account

There are two methods for uploading, downloading, and editing the existing files in your hosting account.

The first (and more traditional) is through your control panel, under the File Manager option.

The file manager in cPanel

First, access your control panel by entering the address shown below (replacing misitio.com with your correct domain name):

Once logged in, look for the File Manager tool.

After clicking the indicated tool, you will see a screen that is practically identical to the screenshot below:

File management works very similarly to Windows File Explorer. To perform actions, select the file or files you want to copy, delete, or rename. The appropriate tools will "light up" in the toolbar at the top, as shown here:

As shown in this screenshot, there are even options for downloading files or uploading new ones. There is also an option for editing permissions.

Alternative: use an FTP client

The second alternative is through FTP, or File Transfer Protocol. Instead of using an online tool such as cPanel and its File Manager, you will need to download a free program called FileZilla.

Once you have downloaded this program, you must install and run it, then configure access to your site using the login details we sent you in the welcome email when you purchased your plan.

A site's files are generally stored inside the public_html folder. In the screenshot above, you can see two columns: the first, on the left, is the local file explorer (that is, your computer); on the right, you can view and perform any action on the remote files (that is, on the server).

Dragging and dropping files into the window on the right uploads them to the server instantly, so make sure you open the indicated folder before performing this action (for example, public_html/wp-content/plugins)

FileZilla is a very easy-to-use tool. However, depending on the action you need to perform on the server, downloading this FTP client may not be necessary for occasional tasks.