{"id":2209,"date":"2021-06-25T11:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T08:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2209"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:44:48","slug":"how-to-upload-a-file-using-the-file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-to-upload-a-file-using-the-file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Upload Files via cPanel File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you purchase a domain name and hosting plan, you\u2019ll need to upload files to your server to have a functional website. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/spanel.html\"><b>SPanel file manager<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes this intuitive and straightforward.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lets you add files to your server in a couple of steps.<\/span><b> Let\u2019s take a clear look at what the file manager is and how to upload the files using it.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>What\u2019s a File Manager<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The file manager is a web-based interface<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that lets users manage their web files and folders seamlessly. It gives users complete administrative control over their files.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can create, edit and <\/span><b>permanently remove files and folders for domains, subdomains, and subdirectories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Users can also copy, move and rename files.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Some of the other things you could do via the file manager include:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting up the sitemap, which helps search engines to crawl and index the website<\/span><\/li><li><b>Uploading plugins and theme\u2019s raw files<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the wp-content folder if the website runs on WordPress<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deactivating and deleting <\/span><b>plugins and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-themes\/\"><b>themes<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding and <\/span><b>modifying the hypertext access (htaccess)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> file which allows you to set server configuration for a specific directory<\/span><\/li><li><b>Creating\u00a0 a robots.txt file that instructs web robots on how to crawl a website <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the pages to ignore<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting up and managing website subdirectories and their files<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Uploading a File Using the File Manager<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to upload any file to your server using the file manager, take these steps to get it done.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Step 1: Log Into SPanel&#8217;s User Interface.<br><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The default login URL is <em><strong>https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/spanel<\/strong><\/em> (don&#8217;t forget to replace <em>yourdomain.com<\/em> with your actual domain).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40.png\" alt=\"How to Upload a File Using the File Manager?\n\" class=\"wp-image-2898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40.png 453w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Step 2: Access the File Manager<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the homepage, scroll down to the <\/span><b>FILES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section and click <\/span><b>File manager<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6-7.png\" alt=\"Upload Files via cPanel File Manager, Step 2: Access the File Manager\" class=\"wp-image-2217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6-7.png 676w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6-7-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You<\/span><b> should see all the files and folders on your account<\/b>. Navigate to the directory where you want to upload the file<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image4-9.png\" alt=\"Upload Files via cPanel File Manager, Step 2: Access the File Manager 2\" class=\"wp-image-2215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image4-9.png 400w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image4-9-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose <\/span><b>public_html<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you\u2019re adding the file to the document root of your main domain.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Step 3: Upload Your File<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you choose the folder you wish to add the file to, <\/span><b>click the upload icon and select File Upload<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can also upload a folder or zip file from the same place.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image3-7.png\" alt=\"Upload Files via cPanel File Manager, Step 3: Upload Your File\" class=\"wp-image-2214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image3-7.png 674w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image3-7-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the file you wish to upload from your computer and leave the rest to SPanel.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2-7.png\" alt=\"Upload Files via cPanel File Manager, Step 3: Upload Your File 2\" class=\"wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2-7.png 575w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2-7-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In less than five seconds, <\/span><b>you\u2019ll see your file sitting in your file manager.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7-5.png\" alt=\"Upload Files via cPanel File Manager, Step 3: Upload Your File 3\" class=\"wp-image-2210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7-5.png 526w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7-5-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><b>manage the file by clicking the drop-down arrow before the file name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Choose <\/span><b>Edit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you wish to modify the file on the fly using the online editor.&nbsp; It saves you the stress of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downloading the file, making the changes, and uploading back to the server.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Need Support?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b>SPanel allows you to upload files with 500MB maximum file size. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use an FTP client to upload larger files to your server.&nbsp; If you have questions regarding upload files to your website, reach out to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/contact-us.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We\u2019re always available to help.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you purchase a domain name and hosting plan, you\u2019ll need to upload files to your server to have a functional website. The SPanel file manager makes this intuitive and straightforward. It lets you add files to your server in a couple of steps. 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