{"id":1399,"date":"2019-11-29T14:41:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T06:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelliwolf.com\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2019-12-02T16:03:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T08:03:22","slug":"edit-files-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelliwolf.com\/edit-files-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Edit Files In cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes we need to make small changes to a file on a server. It's quick and easy to just pull up cPanel and make our changes there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have a tutorial on editing files through FTP<\/a> if you prefer to do it that way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How to edit files in cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Login to cPanel<\/li>
  2. Go to File Manager<\/li>
  3. Click on the file you want to edit, then click \"Edit\"<\/li>
  4. Make any changes<\/li>
  5. Click \"Save Changes\", wait for it to save, then click \"Close\".<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let's go through those steps in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Login to cPanel. This will often be something like https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/cpanel or https:\/\/yourdomain.com:2083<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You should get a login screen that looks a bit like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Once you've entered your cPanel login (remember this will be different from your WordPress login details) you'll get to the control panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are a couple of themes, so yours might look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    or this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Or something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The order inside cPanel might be different too. But somewhere in there will be \"File Manager\". Click that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That will bring you to the File Manager<\/em> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Each server is setup differently, so you may see your public folder immediately, or you might need to open the public folder. This will usually be called \"public_html\" or the name of your domain, depending on your setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This functions pretty much exactly the same as the file and folder structure on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    To show you the main editing features, let's add a file called, \"example.html\", add some html, save it, then delete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you're in the public folder, click \"File\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    That will bring up a dialogue box. Put the name of your file in the box as shown, then click \"Create New File\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This will create a blank file with the name you entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    To edit this file, make sure the file is highlighted, then click \"Edit\" in the top bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    You'll come to the editing page, which looks like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    When you've added what you want to the file, click \"Save Changes\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    And finally, to delete the file, make sure it's highlighted and press \"Delete\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    You'll get a dialogue box asking if you're sure you really do want to delete the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I usually check the \"Skip the trash and permanently delete the files\" box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click \"Confirm\" and the file will be deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can delete multiple files at a time by holding CTRL and clicking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    How to edit wp-config.php in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    One of the most common files that WordPress website owners will edit in cPanel is wp-config.php<\/em>, particularly to turn on and off debug mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to edit wp-config.php in cPanel:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Login to cPanel<\/li>
    2. Open File Manager<\/li>
    3. Click on wp-config.php<\/em><\/li>
    4. Click \"Edit\"<\/li>
    5. Make your changes<\/li>
    6. Click \"Save Changes\" and close the window.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      You'll find the debug line almost at the bottom of wp-config.php<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      To turn testing mode on, the code is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      define('WP_DEBUG', true);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      To turn testing mode off, the code is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      define('WP_DEBUG', false);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      The capitalization of WP_DEBUG<\/em> is important, the capitalization of true\/false is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Turning debugging on will display any error messages on the page they occur, usually at the top of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      If you don't want to display errors, but want to log them to a file, the code is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      define('WP_DEBUG', true);\ndefine('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);\ndefine('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      This will save the errors to \/wp-content\/debug.log<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Make sure you save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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