Uploading Your Website

Upload your files

1. Open DirectAdmin and select your domain.
2. Open the file manager and go to the domain's document root, normally domains/your-domain/public_html.
3. Back up the current website before replacing anything.
4. Upload your files into public_html. If you upload an archive, extract it there.
5. Check that the main file is directly inside public_html rather than another folder inside it.
6. Open the domain and test the homepage and internal links.

A static website usually starts with index.html, while PHP applications often use index.php. Follow the application's own setup steps if it also needs a database or configuration file.

Troubleshooting

If you still see the default page, the files may be in the wrong directory or the domain may point to another server. For a blank page or server error, check the application and PHP error logs.

Keep passwords and backup archives outside public_html so visitors cannot download them.

More details: DirectAdmin upload guide.