File Management

We have a simple and easy to use Permissions Fixer tool available for cPanel web hosting services. If you'd like to use the tool, here are the steps you need to take: Login to your Synergy Wholesale account Click on Hosting Click on Manage Click on the service you want to fix file/folder permissions for Click Configure Click Permissions Fixer Click Fix Permissions

If you don't want people being able to browse directories when there is no index page in place, you can easily disable directory browsing via cPanel. Login to cPanel.

cPanel has a built in feature for checking your disk usage. In the left hand menu of cPanel it will display total disk usage of your limit, however if you require a breakdown of where the consumption lies cPanel provides this functionality through a special tool: Login to cPanel.

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This is the most common way to upload and download files from your web hosting service.

FTP is an important part of managing files within a cPanel web hosting service as it provides flexibility in adding, removing and managing files and folders. For FTP use we recommend the popular free client, FileZilla, as it's both easy to use and reliable.

As per the article "What permissions should be set on files and folders?", it's important to have the appropriate file and folder permissions set. Modifying permissions with FileZilla FileZilla is a popular free FTP client which is used to upload, download and manage website files/folders.

Within linux file systems all stored files and folders are assigned traditional unix permissions; these tell the server which users and groups can read, write and execute each individual item. Setting these appropriately is key to ensure data remains secure.

Within cPanel web hosting services is a File Manager tool which can be used to manage files located within your service. It allows for the adding and removal, moving, renaming, and editing of files within the cPanel hosting service.