Valid for versions 82 through the latest version
Version:
82
Overview
This interface displays the location of the skeleton directory. The skeleton directory allows you to easily copy the same files in to every new account’s public_html and public_ftp directories when the system creates the account.
Important:
- When a visitor accesses
http://example.com/, they will see the contents ofexample.com’spublic_htmldirectory. - When a visitor accesses
http://example.com/subdirectory, they will see the contents ofexample.com’spublic_html/subdirectory. - FTP users can download the contents of the
public_ftpdirectory.
Create a skeleton directory
To set up your skeleton directory, perform the following steps:
- Plan and create the content that you wish to supply for your new users.
- Place the appropriate files and subdirectories in the appropriate directory:
/root/cpanel3-skel/public_html— A skeleton directory for therootuser./home/reseller/cpanel3-skel/public_html— A skeleton directory for a reseller, wherehomerepresents the name of thehomepartition, andresellerrepresents the reseller’s username.Note:The system copies these files to the new accounts’
public_htmldirectories when it creates accounts.
- Place the appropriate FTP-related files in the appropriate directory:
/root/cpanel3-skel/public_ftp— A skeleton FTP directory for therootuser./home/reseller/cpanel3-skel/public_ftp— A skeleton FTP directory for a reseller, wherehomerepresents the name of thehomepartition, andresellerrepresents the reseller’s username.Note:The new user can access these files via an FTP client.
