FTP user accounts have direct access to your website’s files. They can upload, download, delete, and change permissions on most files in the directories they have access to.

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. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the creation and deletion of an FTP Account.

Creating an FTP Account

Step 1: Login to cPanel

Step 2: Click the FTP Accounts button in the Files section.

Step 3: In the Add FTP Account section, fill in the fields as needed. Below is a brief description of the options.

Option	Description
Login:	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 GreenVPS in this field, the FTP Username will be: [email protected]
Password:	Enter a strong password in this field. Need help creating a secure password? Use the Password Generator button, or see our full guide on Password Strength and Security.
Password (Again):	Enter the same password here, to confirm the spelling.
Strength:	This field tells you how secure your password is. Strength levels range from Very Weak to Very Strong
Directory:	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 forward slash, like this: / To give limited access to your website files to an FTP account, enter public_html. Or as you name the FTP account it will try to automatically restrict access to public_html/username
Quota:	You can limit the amount of space an FTP user can use here, or set them to Unlimited.

Step 4: Click the Create FTP Account button. You will then see a message stating “Account Created“

How to Log In to an FTP Account

Once the FTP account is set up, scroll down to the ” FTP account” section of the page and click the “Configure FTP Client” link.

The manual FTP settings and downloadable configuration files for popular FTP programs will be shown.

Click the ” FTP Configuration” button to download a configuration file. Then you can import the configuration into your FTP program.

Open the program and fill in the information như ở phần Manual Settings

This is the image of you successfully logged in with the FTP account you just created.

Deleting an FTP Account

Step 1: Click the FTP Accounts button in the Files section.

Step 2: Find the FTP account you want to remove, and click the Delete button to the right.

Step 3: Two buttons will drop-down, choose if you want to Delete Account or Delete Account and Files. If you’re not sure which option to select, then choose Delete Account. If you need to, you can always go back and delete the unneeded files.

So your account has been deleted.

Conclusion

Hopefully, after this simple guidance, you can Create, Login and Delete an FTP Account in cPanel. Good luck!