How To Enable cPanel To Show Hidden Files
How To Enable cPanel To Show Hidden Files
There are some files on your web server are hidden for security purpose. They could be anything; configuration file, setting file, error log and etc. However, if you need to access these hidden files, you can do so by enabling cPanel to show hidden files.
Method #1
Step 1 – Login into cPanel.
Step 2 – At the bottom of the page, click “reset all interface settings”.
Step 3 – When you access “File Manager” the next time, a pop up will appear and you can enable the option to view hidden files.
Method #2
If Method #1 didn’t work, you may want to add the following code into your “File Manager” link.
Example: Original File Manager link:
https://sme01.small-dns.com:2083/cpsess6255456789/frontend/x3/filemanager/index.html?dirselect=webroot&domainselect=domainname.com&dir=%2Fhome%2Fusername%2Fpublic_html
Example: Modified File Manager link:
https://sme01.small-dns.com:2083/cpsess6255456789/frontend/x3/filemanager/index.html?dirselect=webroot&domainselect=domainname.com&dir=%2Fhome%2Fusername%2Fpublic_html
&showhidden=1&saveoption=1