Where can I find the files for my website?

For each domain added to a web hosting account, there is a folder called the document root. The document root is the folder where all files and folders belonging to the domain (and consequently, its website) is located.

Since you can add an unlimited number of additional domains (and subdomains) on a web hosting account, it can easily become a bit messy if you’ve not had a specific structure from the very beginning. Follow these instructions to find where the document root for a certain website/domain/subdomain resides on the account:

1. Begin by logging on to cPanel.
2. Click the icon Domains under Domains.
   
   
   
3. A bit down on the page, you’ll find a table listing all domains and subdomains on your account. In the column Document Root you will see the path for the domain’s/subdomain’s document root.
   
   
   

For the main domain on the account (marked Main Domain in the list shown in the picture above) will always have public_html as its document root. This cannot be changed.

For addon domains and subdomains, you can always change the document root whenever you’d like.