{"id":1503,"date":"2019-05-28T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2019-05-28T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T12:30:25","slug":"how-to-remove-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/how-to-remove-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove an FTP Account in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After you get a webhosting account, and you have added an\nFTP account, you might want to delete an FTP account which is no more useful in\nyour website. This process is very easy to all\nCloudHost Web Hosting customers when they buy any <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\/cart.php\">web hosting plan<\/a>.\nThe FTP Accounts table allows you to manage\nexisting FTP accounts. After you\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\/register.php\">register on CloudHost<\/a>,\nto remove an FTP account, perform the following steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Below are the simple steps <\/strong><strong>to <\/strong><strong>remove an FTP Account<\/strong>:<strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Login to your cPanel account through CloudHost. Click here to view <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/how-to-access-cpanel-through-cloudhost-client-area\/\">how to access cPanel through CloudHost clientarea<\/a>.<\/li><li>In your cPanel account, click on FTP Accounts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/addftp1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/addftp1.png 803w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/addftp1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/addftp1-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/addftp1-640x290.png 640w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/addftp1-624x283.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scroll down to your FTP Account Table.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword-1024x247.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword-1024x247.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword-640x155.png 640w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword-624x151.png 624w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/changeftppassword.png 1093w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click\u00a0Delete for the FTP account that you wish to remove.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete.png 501w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click the desired deletion option:<ul><li><em>Delete Account<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014\nRemove the FTP account&nbsp;<strong>only<\/strong>. This will&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;remove\nthe files that the FTP account&#8217;s home directory contains.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Delete Account and Files<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014\nRemove the FTP account&nbsp;<strong>and<\/strong>&nbsp;all of the files that the\nFTP account&#8217;s home directory contains.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Only use this option with&nbsp;<strong>extreme<\/strong>&nbsp;caution<em>.&nbsp;<\/em>If\nthe FTP account that you delete can access the&nbsp;<code>public_html<\/code>&nbsp;directory,\nthis option automatically removes the&nbsp;<code>public_html<\/code>&nbsp;directory\nand&nbsp;<strong>all<\/strong>&nbsp;of its contents, which&nbsp;<strong>will<\/strong>&nbsp;break\nyour website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete2.png 777w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete2-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete2-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete2-640x227.png 640w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete2-624x221.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click Delete to remove the account.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete3.png 301w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ftpdelete3-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the\nabove easy steps, you can now remove an FTP account from your website\u2019s files.\nIf you have questions or more contributions to the above steps, please don\u2019t hesitate\nto comment below and our support team will give you an immediate\nresponse\/feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About CloudHost<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudhost.com.ng\/\">CloudHost<\/a> is the most reliable and supportive <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\/cart.php?gid=14\">Shared Webhosting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\/cart.php?gid=16\">VPS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\/cart.php?gid=4\">Dedicated Server<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\/index.php\">Domain name registration Service<\/a> provider, we provide you with various\naffordable Web &amp; Email hosting solutions to power your applications,\nwebsites, Solutions and business. 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