How to Create Additional FTP Accounts

When you run a website, at some point you'll need to create new FTP accounts or change the settings on any existing ones. FTP accounts allow users that you specify to have access to the web files via the standard file transfer protocol. It's a basic, standardized function that manages the wide array of specialized files needed to run a website. Some FTP accounts come already created by your hosting provider, and you can add others using the technique outlined in this step-by-step guide to managing your FTP systems in cPanel.

How to Create Additional Ftp Accounts

1. Make sure you are logged in to cPanel
2. After you are logged in, to add an account, scroll down
3. Click the "FTP Account" link
4. Scroll down
5. You should see several FTP accounts already set up from when your provider created the website account
6. To create a new FTP account, scroll up
7. In the box provided, enter the login name you desire
8. Enter a password for the account
9. Renter the password
10. If you leave "/demo" in the FTP address field, the user only has access to that specific directory
11. To give greater access to a user, delete everything except the forward slash
12. To put a quota limit on the FTP account, use the box provided
13. Click the "Create" button
14. That's it, the FTP account is now active
15. Click "Go Back"
16. Scroll to the file list and see that the new FTP account is showing up in the list
17. From here you can delete as well
18. You can also edit the FTP account properties
19. Or, you can create additional FTP accounts

More About cPanel

The cPanel interface provides web managers with a standardized, simple way to create, manage and delete the files and directories needed to maintain a website. Aside from FTP management, cPanel offers a host of other vital functions such as automatic file back up and MySQL database capabilities