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FTP for Addon Domains and Subdomains
With cPanel, you can use FTP accounts for addon domains and subdomains in addition to your primary domain. This can be useful if you want to give someone direct access to upload and remove files for a particular addon domain or subdomain but still want to limit their access to other domains on your account. Additionally, using the addon domain and subdomain FTP accounts are a quick way to make sure you are uploading to the correct location.
FTP Accounts for Addon Domains
- To login with an FTP account you created, first create the FTP account in the Bluehost India cPanel. For help on creating an FTP account, see "How to create an FTP Account".
- Username: [email protected]
- Password: FTP account password
- Host: addondomain.com
- Folder or Directory: /
To log in as the addon domain it will be:
FTP Accounts for Subdomains
- To login with an FTP account you create, first create the FTP account in the Bluehost India cPanel. For help on creating an account, Click here.
- Username: username@addon_domain.com
- Password: FTP account password
- Host: addondomain.com
- Folder or Directory: /
To log in as the subdomain it will be:
FTP with the Primary Account
- The primary FTP account can be used to access all the domains, files and folders on your account. Simply log into your FTP client and navigate to /public_html/addon_domains_folder/ and upload your files there.
To log in as the primary domain it will be:
- Username: cPanel username - This can be found in the cPanel located in the left hand side column
- Password: cPanel password - The password you use to login to your cPanel hosting account with Bluehost India
- Host: yourprimarydomain.com (replace this with your actual primary domain)
- Folder or Directory: public_html/addon_domain_folder/ or public_html/subdomain_folder/
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