{"id":224,"date":"2025-11-11T14:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freethought.uk\/kb\/editing-files-via-cpanel-file-manager\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:41:11","slug":"editing-files-via-cpanel-file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/editing-files-via-cpanel-file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Editing Files Via cPanel File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes you may need to make small tweaks to files on your website. This is where the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> in cPanel can help with managing\/editing files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1.\u00a0<\/em><strong>Login to your cPanel account<\/strong>. When you first set up an account with us, you would have received an email with the details on how you can gain access to your control panel. If you have lost those details, feel free to raise a support ticket, visit our website for live chat, or call in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate to the <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManager-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManager-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManager-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManager-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManager-770x558.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManager.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Navigate to the directory that contains your website files, either on the left hand side tree or in the center of the screen like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerFileStructure-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerFileStructure-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerFileStructure-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerFileStructure-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerFileStructure-770x560.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerFileStructure.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"banner-note\">\ud83d\udca1<strong>Note: <\/strong>Typically your website files will be stored in the <strong>public_html<em> <\/em><\/strong>folder, however if you have additional sites they may be stored in subfolders either within the <strong>public_html<\/strong> (e.g. <strong>public_html\/my-website<\/strong>) or above the <strong>public_html<\/strong> folder, which are usually named after your domain (e.g. <strong>my-website.com<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;You should now see a list of your site files, to edit a file simply <strong>right click<\/strong> the file and choose any of these <strong>options<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerEditFile-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerEditFile-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerEditFile-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerEditFile-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerEditFile-770x560.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.freethought.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/FileManagerEditFile.png 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are running into any issues or have any further questions or concerns, please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you may need to make small tweaks to files on your website. This is where the File Manager in cPanel can help with managing\/editing files. 1.\u00a0Login to your cPanel account. 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