{"id":327,"date":"2021-08-11T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/12\/07\/how-to-upload-a-file-using-file-manager-in-cpanel\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:20:57","slug":"how-to-upload-a-file-using-file-manager-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-upload-a-file-using-file-manager-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Upload a File With cPanel File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Upload-a-File-With-cPanel-File-Manager-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Learn How to Upload a File With cPanel File Manager\" class=\"wp-image-89655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Upload-a-File-With-cPanel-File-Manager-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Upload-a-File-With-cPanel-File-Manager-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Upload-a-File-With-cPanel-File-Manager-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-to-Upload-a-File-With-cPanel-File-Manager.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cPanel File Manager makes it easy to upload a file to your account. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when trying to verify ownership of the site for Google Search Console. If you are unfamiliar with File Manager in cPanel, please see our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/using-file-manager-in-cpanel\/\">Using the cPanel File Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we\u2019re going to upload a test.html file to the public_html folder in File Manager. So when you visit the file through a web browser, you\u2019d go to example.com\/test.html. This is important to know so you can ensure you are testing the right file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wanted to place the file in a subfolder called test, then to visit the file in a browser you\u2019d go to: <br>example.com\/test\/test.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upload a File In cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EL2F-ylx-lA\" title=\"How to Upload a File In cPanel\" 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 Upload a File In cPanel\",\"description\":\"Learn how your cPanel account provides a way to upload the file using the cPanel file manager.\",\"uploadDate\":\"2016-11-11\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/EL2F-ylx-lA\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Login to cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the home screen under the <em>Files<\/em> section choose <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"391\" class=\"wp-image-12694\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_cPanel_fileManager_highlight.png\" alt=\"Upload a File in cPanel - File Manager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_cPanel_fileManager_highlight.png 820w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_cPanel_fileManager_highlight-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_cPanel_fileManager_highlight-768x400.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0icon in your <em>File Manager<\/em> window.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"571\" class=\"wp-image-11684\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_button_highlight.jpg\" alt=\"Upload a File in cPanel - click on the settings button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_button_highlight.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_button_highlight-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_button_highlight-768x585.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, choose the folder location you\u2019d like to start in. For this example, we\u2019re going to use the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/where-to-upload-files\/\">Document Root<\/a><\/strong> for our website. <br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"505\" class=\"wp-image-11685\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_popup_DR.jpg\" alt=\"Upload a File - select document root, hidden files, and click save\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_popup_DR.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_settings_popup_DR-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Upload<\/strong> from the icons at the top.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"491\" class=\"wp-image-5353\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_button_highlight.jpg\" alt=\"How to Upload a File in cPanel - Upload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_button_highlight.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_button_highlight-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_button_highlight-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the file you want to upload on your local computer by clicking the \u201c<strong>Select File<\/strong>\u201d button.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"554\" class=\"wp-image-12696\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_popup_highlight.jpg\" alt=\"Upload a File in cPanel - Choose File\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_popup_highlight.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_popup_highlight-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cpanel_file-manager_cPanel_file_manager_upload_popup_highlight-768x567.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the file and click <strong>Open<\/strong>. Once the file is finished uploading you can click on the link in the center of the screen to return to the folder you uploaded the file to.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"451\" class=\"wp-image-5355\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_5.jpg\" alt=\"Upload a File - Selecting File\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_5.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_5-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, in a web browser, we can visit the file and verify it uploaded to the location correctly.<br><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"316\" class=\"wp-image-5356\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_6.jpg\" alt=\"Upload a File - View of Uploaded File\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_6.jpg 856w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_6-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/filemgr_file_mgr_6-768x324.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to upload a file with cPanel File Manager. 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