{"id":18138,"date":"2024-05-24T14:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-enable-ftp-access-in-whm\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T04:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T04:59:18","slug":"how-to-enable-ftp-access-in-whm","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-enable-ftp-access-in-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable FTP Access in WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You need to configure the FTP&nbsp;settings on your server if you want to upload data files on your website. To do that, you will have to&nbsp;enable FTP access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Enable FTP Access from WHM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to WHM&nbsp;with the root account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Service Configuration&nbsp;<\/strong>option.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_service_configuration.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12022\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>FTP Server Selection<\/strong>&nbsp;icon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftp_serv_sel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12023\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>4. Choose between Pure-FTPD or Pro-FTPD to enable FTP accounts. You can make the selection by reading the&nbsp;<strong>Advantages<\/strong>&nbsp;of the FTP servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Click the&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;button to activate.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftpd_save.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12025\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>WHM will begin the installation process of the FTP servers. It will take some time to complete the installation and conversion of the FTP servers, after which a success message will appear at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftpd_install_conf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12027\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, you will have to edit the server configuration for the FTP account. You can directly access the configuration interface by clicking the link&nbsp;<strong>FTP Server Configuration<\/strong>&nbsp;like in the screenshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose to do it later, you will have to access the configuration tool after relogging the WHM account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Edit the FTP Server Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to WHM&nbsp;with the root account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you have not logged out, you can go back to the&nbsp;<strong>Home<\/strong>&nbsp;of WHM interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Service Configuration&nbsp;<\/strong>option.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_service_configuration.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12022\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click the&nbsp;<strong>FTP Server Configuration<\/strong>&nbsp;option.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftp_serv_conf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12028\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>4. A panel will appear where you can modify the settings. WHM makes it easier to understand the settings by giving a brief description of each field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Once you have configured all the settings, click the&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;button at the end of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftp_serv_conf_settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12029\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>WHM will apply the changes you saved and configure the servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-use-ptr-record-with-vps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Use PTR Record with VPS?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You need to configure the FTP&nbsp;settings on your server if you want to upload data files on your website. To do that, you will have to&nbsp;enable FTP access. To Enable FTP Access from WHM 1. Log in to WHM&nbsp;with the root account. 2. Select the&nbsp;Service Configuration&nbsp;option. 3. Click on the&nbsp;FTP Server Selection&nbsp;icon. 4. 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