FTP account permissions

[durangod]

Hi, when i update my script for my website it asks me for my FTP info. I have been giving it the main Cpanel login info but after some thought i decided to try something different as i really do not want to give out that info on a form.

So i set up another FTP account and i tried to use that to update the site. It failed saying that the FTP account did not have permission to overwrite files.

I spoke with the script tech support and they said the update script tries to create a file to test the permission, if success it updates, if it fails i get that error.

So my question is how do i set up an alternate FTP (other than my main login info) thru cPanel with permission to create and overwrite?

I plan to limit the FTP to one add on domain area for security and i think this is a much better option than giving out my cPanel info that has full access to everything.

Any ideas, thanks..

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

You can create a virtual FTP account in cPanel via:

"cPanel >> Home >> Files >> FTP Accounts"

This is documented at:

cPanel - FTP Accounts

Remember to login using the full FTP username (e.g. [email protected]). Ensure you are attempting to access a directory that you have access to. For instance, you can not edit a file in the public_html directory if you only granted access to public_html/123.

Thank you.