{"id":3113,"date":"2014-02-20T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T16:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/02\/20\/create-delete-account\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:54:31","slug":"create-delete-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/create-delete-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create \/ Delete an FTP Account in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XcwvG8UGDnI\" title=\"How to Create FTP Account\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"How to Create FTP Account\",\"description\":\"Learn how to create an FTP account in this walk-through guide.\",\"uploadDate\":\"2017-09-18\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/XcwvG8UGDnI\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"in_this_tutorial\">\n<h2>In this tutorial:<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"#create\" type=\"button\">Create FTP Account<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"#delete\" type=\"button\">Delete FTP Account<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every account can use the <strong>cPanel<\/strong> (Control Panel) username and password for FTP, but additional <strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong> can be <strong>created<\/strong> and <strong>removed<\/strong> from your cPanel at any time. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the <strong>creation and deletion of an FTP Account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alert\">New to FTP? I recommend reading our full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ftp\/getting-started-guide\/\">FTP Getting started guide<\/a>. If you just want to change your FTP password, we have a helpful guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/resetting-your-ftp-password-in-cpanel\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"create\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Creating an FTP Account<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Login to cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong> button in the <em>Files<\/em> section.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"accessing the FTP accounts in cPanel\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44.png 488w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44-300x201.png 300w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the <em>Add FTP Account<\/em> section, fill in the fields as needed. Below is a brief description of the options.<br>\n<table class=\"article_table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Option<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Login:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Enter the username you want to use; it will be combined with your primary domain name to create the full username. For example, if you enter <strong>joeuser<\/strong> in this field, the <em>FTP Username<\/em> will be: <strong>joeuser@example.com<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Password:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Enter a strong password in this field. Need help creating a secure password? Use the <strong>Password Generator<\/strong> button, or see our full guide on <a href=\"\/support\/security\/password-strength\/\">Password Strength and Security<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Password (Again):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Enter the same password here, to confirm the spelling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Strength:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>This field tells you how secure your password is. Strength levels range from <strong>Very Weak<\/strong> to <strong>Very Strong<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Directory:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>When you create an FTP account, it is limited to the directory you set here. To give them full access to your file system, just enter a <strong>forward slash<\/strong>, like this: <strong>\/<\/strong>\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">To give limited access to your website files to an FTP account, enter <strong>public_html<\/strong>. Or as you name the FTP account it will try to automatically restrict access to <strong>public_html\/username<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Quota:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You can limit the amount of space an FTP user can use here, or set them to <strong>Unlimited<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Create FTP Account<\/strong> button. You will then see a message stating \u201c<em>Account Created<\/em>\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a name=\"delete\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Deleting an FTP Account<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Login to cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong> button in the <em>Files<\/em> section.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-13318\" title=\"FTP account manager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44.png\" alt=\"accessing ftp accounts in cpanel\" width=\"488\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44.png 488w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_44-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Find the FTP account you want to remove, and click the <strong>Delete<\/strong> button to the right.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_45.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-13319\" title=\"delete ftp account\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_45.png\" alt=\"remove ftp account\" width=\"1233\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_45.png 1233w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_45-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_45-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_45-1024x294.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Two buttons will drop-down, choose if you want to <strong>Delete Account<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>Delete Account and Files<\/strong>. If you\u2019re not sure which option to select, then choose <em>Delete Account<\/em>. If you need to, you can always go back and delete the unneeded files.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_46.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-13320\" title=\"verify remove ftp account\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_46.png\" alt=\"confirming ftp account deletion\" width=\"502\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_46.png 502w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cpanel_lanternUpdatesMay17_cmPape_46-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Then, the account will no longer be listed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to create and remove an FTP account in your cPanel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial: Create FTP Account Delete FTP Account Every account can use the cPanel (Control Panel) username and password for FTP, but additional FTP Accounts can be created and removed from your cPanel at any time. 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