create an FTP account in CPanel

How to create an FTP account in CPanel?

This tutorial explains you how to create an FTP account in your Cpanel. Sometimes you need to create FTP accounts for different users. Creating an ftp account allows a user to access specific directory in your server. Then the user can access that folder using an ftp client software such as filezilla. But user can't access other folders in the server. Also you can use your web browser to access the ftp server folder.

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is a standard network protocol. This protocol is use to manage files in your server. You can create, delete, download, upload, files and change folder permissions using FTP commands. There is a set of ftp commands to deal with files and folders. Default ftp port is 21. FTP servers use port 21 to communicate with ftp client and the server.

Creating ftp accounts you can set the access control to your server. For an example a template designers don't need the access to the back end code of a web application. So you can give the access control only to the templates folder to the designer. He can't access other files in the server.

Create a new FTP account using Cpanel.

Before creating an ftp account, you have to log on to your hosting account control panel (usually called cpanel). Number of ftp accounts that you are allowed to create is depends on the your hosting plan. Some hosting plans allow you to create unlimited ftp accounts. But some have limitations.

1. Open your Cpanel and go to the Files Section. Then click on FTP Accounts.
   
   
2. To create an ftp account you have to give an user name,password and directory name. But you do not need to give directory name by default. Because it use your user name as the directory name. You can change this directory name as your wish.
   
   

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   When you are creating an ftp account, you must give a unique login name for each account. If you give an existing login name, it will display an error message similer to above. You can select existing directory in your server for create FTP account. Type first two or three letters of the directory that you need to use for your FTP account. Then It will display list of directory names similar to your input. Select the one that you want.
   
   
   
   
4. It is very important to set a strong password for your ftp account. You can use your own password or you can use password generator tool of the Cpanel. Click on "Generate Password" button to create strong password.
   
   Also you can chose what character combination should be use in your password by clicking "Advanced Options" link. It will allows you to chose different combination of letters, numbers, special characters. Before you create your ftp account you should copy your password in a safe place. Later you can change your ftp account password.
   
   Check the "I have copied this password in a safe place" check box and click on "Use password". You can click cancel button to use your own password. You can check the strength of your password. Always try to use stronger password.
   
   
5. You can allocate disk quota for your account. Here you can set custom disk space or unlimited disk space. check "Unlimited" radio button for unlimited disk space. Or you can specify disk space in MB. Type the space that you required in the given text box. Then click on "Create FTP Account" button. This will create an FTP account with given Quota.
   
   
6. After you have created the FTP account, you can see it in the list of FTP account section.