public_html is the folder served to visitors. A file at public_html/index.html appears at https://yourdomain.com/index.html
UPLOADING A SITE
- Open File Manager and go into
public_html. - Delete the default placeholder files if present (such as the default index.html).
- Zip your website on your computer first. Uploading one zip is far faster and more reliable than uploading hundreds of individual files.
- Click Upload and select the zip.
- Return to
public_html, select the zip, and click Extract. - Delete the zip once extraction finishes.
CHECK THE FOLDER STRUCTURE
If your zip contained a folder, your files may now be at public_html/mysite/ instead of public_html/. Open the folder, select all files, click Move, and move them up one level. Your homepage file must sit directly inside public_html.
HOMEPAGE FILE NAMES
The server looks for index.html, index.htm or index.php. A file named home.html or Index.HTML will not load automatically. File names are case sensitive.
ADDON DOMAINS
Each addon domain has its own folder, usually public_html/addondomain.com. Upload that site's files there, not into public_html itself.
