Newbie: Ftp Under /public_ftp?

[Vic]

I am new to TCH and to hosting in general. I would like to set up FTP accounts under the /public_ftp directory, but cPanel lets me set them up only under /public_html. Why is this? How can I log my FTP client into the folders under /public_ftp? Why does /public_ftp exist?

 

One help page describes a way of creating FTP accounts (using /public_html as its example without saying that you must use /public_html) but the instructions are vague to someone not very familiar with cPanel. This is true too of the "Setting up an FTP directory for others to access" topic on the same page.

 

Thanks for any advice!

 

Vic

[TCH-JimE]

Hi,

 

If you goto the CPANEL and then click on "manage accounts" you will see all your FTP accounts listed.

 

Now click on "add"

 

You then get given the option for a login name and password. Note then when you enter the login name, it will also put it after the public_html section.

 

Now you see a section where it goes:

 

/home/~username/public_html

 

After this in the box, you then put the folder(s) name

 

E.g.

 

/home/~username/public_html/forum/avatars

 

or

 

/home/~username/public_html/images/

 

And then click create and its all done!

 

If you have any more questions, please do ask!

 

Jim