To view the content of a file:

1  To access the FILE MANAGER, click on the  icon above the words File Manager on the main screen of your cPanel interface.

2  Click on the icon next to the file which you wish to view the contents of.

3  Click on the words Show File or Show File Contents on the right side of the screen:

4  A new window will appear containing the contents of that file.

5  To return to the File Manager simply close the window containing the file’s contents.

To change the directory you view:

1 To move to a specific directory (folder), click on the icon next to the directory’s name

2 To go back up to the previous directory you were in, click on Up one level.

3 To go back to your home directory click on the ‘/’ before the name of the current folder.

To Upload Files to your Site:

1 Click on the words Upload File(s).

2 Click on a box marked Choose:

4  Select a file to upload from the pop-up window by clicking on it.

5  Click on the open button and the window will disappear.

6  Repeat steps 3 through 5 to prepare more files to be uploaded.

7  When the list is full or you have no more files to upload, click on Upload. You will be brought back to the FILE MANAGER in the directory you have uploaded the files to.

To Rename a file:

1  Click on the icon next to the file you wish to rename.

2 Click on the words Rename File on the right hand side of the screen:

3 Type the new name for the file in the blank field next to the button marked Rename.

4  When finished typing the new name of the file, click on the button marked Rename.

To Delete a File:

1 Click on the icon next to the file you wish to delete.

2 Click on the words Delete File on the right side of the screen:

To Edit the Content of a File:

1  Click on the icon next to the file you wish to edit.

2 Click on edit file on the right side of the screen:

3 Another window will open with the contents of that file.

4 To edit the file simply add, remove, or change text by typing in the window.

5 When you have finished editing the file click on the Save button.

6 If you wish to change the name of the file type a new name in the Save file as: field.

NOTE: After saving the changes to the file following will appear (except file will be the name of the file and /home/directory//file will be the directory you are in and the filename):

/home/directory//file File Saved

Continue editing file

7 To continue editing the file, click on the word file.

8 To return to the File Manager close the browser window.

To Create a New File

1  Click on  the words Create New File.

2  Type the name of the new file in the blank field above the drop-box containing the words Text Document:

3 Click on the drop-box containing the words Text Document and select the type of file you wish to create:

4  Click on the box marked Create.

NOTE:: If the file was created successfully, the following will appear (except filename will be the name of the file you have created and /home/directory will be the directory you have created the file in. File Type will be replaced with the type of file you have created):

Creation of filename (File Type) succeeded in/home/directory

To Copy a File:

1 Click on the icon next to the file you wish to copy.

2  Next, click on Copy File on the right hand side of the screen:

3 A list of folder will appear on the left hand side of the screen.

4  Click on the name of the folder you wish to copy the file into.

NOTE: If the copy was successful an image similar to the following will appear on the right hand side of the screen:

Moving Files

1 Click on the icon next to the file you wish to move.

2  Click on the words Move File in the menu on the right hand side of the screen:

3 A list of folders will appear on the left hand side of the screen.

4  Click on the name of the folder you wish to move the file into.

NOTE: If the move was successful an image similar to the following will appear on the right hand side of the screen: