Enter your password & you will see a prompt.(Again, I use FileZilla– a free and recommended client.) From here, all you need to do is, click on “Configure FTP Client” & download the “FTP Configuration File”. Scroll down & you will see your newly created FTP account.Now, click on “Create FTP Account” & your account will be created manually.If you need to, refer to this post on how to add an addon domain to HostGator & learn about the Document Root folder. But if you are creating an account for your addon domain, simply select “public_html/”. If you are creating an FTP account for your main domain, you only need to keep it as “public_html”. In the above example, for, which is an addon domain, the home directory location is: /public_html/.The most important thing when creating an FTP account on cPanel hosting (like HostGator, Bluehost, or SiteGround) is the directory location.īy default, your root domain directory (primary domain with HostGator) location is public_html, however when you add an addon domain to your hosting, that gets a dedicated directory of its own. Note:Use the password generator to create a really strong password for your FTP login.
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