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Using File Manager

File Manager lets you upload, edit and organise your website files in your browser, without an FTP program.

Opening File Manager

  1. Log in to DirectAdmin.
  2. Go to System Info & Files and click File Manager.

How your files are organised

Folder What it contains
domains/yourdomain.com/public_html Your website. Files here are visible to visitors.
domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/blog An example subdomain folder, for blog.yourdomain.com
domains/yourdomain.com/logs Archived log files for the domain
backups Backups you've created in DirectAdmin
imap Your email. Don't change files here.

Common tasks

  • Upload files: open the folder, click Upload and choose your files.
  • Create a file or folder: use the new file or new folder option in the toolbar.
  • Edit a file: right-click it and choose Edit. Save your changes before closing.
  • Rename, copy, move or delete: right-click the file or folder and choose the action.
  • Extract a .zip file: right-click it and choose Extract.
  • Compress files: select them, right-click and choose the compress option to create a .zip file you can download.

File permissions

Permissions control who can read, change or run a file. The right settings for most websites are:

Item Permission
Folders 755
Files 644
Configuration files with passwords, such as wp-config.php 600 or 640

Never set a file or folder to 777. It lets anyone change it and is a common way websites get hacked. To change permissions, right-click the item and choose the permissions option.

Before you edit or delete anything, download a copy of the file. There's no undo in File Manager.

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