Files management

Information about access to your website files, backups. Also, FTP, SFTP, and SSH access

45 articles in this collection
Written by Darius G., Yuliia B., Arnas Damasickis and 2 others

File Manager

Basic actions in File Manager

Managing your files and folders using the File Manager at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

I'm not able to delete a folder from the File Manager, what to do?

Fixing file ownership and deleting folders from File Manager

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

.htaccess

How to create an .htaccess file

Creating .htaccess file in File Manager at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

What to do if the .htaccess file is missing

Troubleshooting missing .htaccess file using File Manager at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

Archives management

How to create an archive in File Manager

How to create archives of your files and folders at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to create archives with SSH?

Compressing files using SSH

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to extract archives using File Manager

Extracting compressed files with File Manager at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to extract archives with SSH

Unpacking archives using SSH

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to extract .rar files at Hostinger

Extraction of archives at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

FTP and SFTP

How to find FTP details on hPanel

Checking your FTP details on hPanel

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to connect to FTP account?

Setting up an FTP connection

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to change your FTP password on hPanel

Changing FTP/SSH password via Hostinger’s hPanel

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

I'm having trouble connecting to FTP, what should I do?

Re-checking FTP details and changing FTP password due to a connectivity issue with FTP

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to create additional FTP accounts on hPanel

Creating additional FTP accounts via hPanel

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to connect by SFTP

Connecting to your hosting account using SFTP

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

Files and folders permissions

How to set access rights for files and folders

Setting permissions for files and folders with CHMOD via Hostinger’s hPanel and FTP client

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to check the files and folders ownership using SSH?

Checking file and folders ownership via SSH

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

Inodes and disk usage

How to check inodes and disk usage per directory

Checking inodes count and disk usage at hPanel

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

Why does the inodes number stay unchanged after removing files or folders?

Checking the current inode count

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

Uploading a backup

How to upload backups with FTP

Uploading backup with FTP and SFTP via hPanel

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to upload backups with Import Website feature

Uploading backup with Import Website feature via hPanel

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to upload backups with File Manager

Uploading backup with File Manager via hPanel

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to upload backups at Hostinger

Uploading website's backups via hPanel

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to upload a backup using SSH

Uploading backup or transferring files with SSH

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

Backups management

How to restore a WordPress website from database backup only

Restoration of your WordPress website when you don't have files backup

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to migrate my website from Hostinger?

Migrating your website away from Hostinger

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to download backups at Hostinger

Downloading your website backups at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to create backups at Hostinger

Creating backups of your website at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to restore a backup on a new hPanel hosting account?

Restoring a backup on a different hPanel account on Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to Restore WordPress Website From Backups

Using the Restore Website feature to automatically restore WordPress sites at Hostinger

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to activate daily backups

Enabling daily backups at Hostinger for Single, Premium and VPS plans

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to restore backups at Hostinger

Restoring your website via Hostinger’s hPanel

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

SSH connection and SSH keys

How to change SSH password on hPanel

Changing the SSH password via Hostinger’s hPanel

Written by Ixanar U.
Updated over a week ago

How to open the website's root directory via SSH?

Locating and reaching the root directory of your website using SSH

Written by Arnas Damasickis
Updated over a week ago

How to enable SSH access

SSH access on Shared, Cloud and WordPress hosting packages at Hostinger

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to connect to your account via SSH

Logging in to your account with the details found in your control panel via different SSH clients

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

SSH cheat-sheet

Check all the most useful SSH commands in one place

Written by Yuliia B.
Updated over a week ago

How to copy files or folders using SSH?

Copying files and folders using SSH

Written by Arnas Damasickis
Updated over a week ago

How to delete files or folders using SSH?

Deleting files and folders using SSH

Written by Arnas Damasickis
Updated over a week ago

How to solve the most common errors in SSH?

Solving errors in SSH terminal

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to use Composer?

Using Composer with your Shared and Cloud hosting plans

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to solve the most common Composer issues?

Solving most common issues on Composer

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to check if composer works?

Testing out if composer works in your Hostinger account

Written by Arnas Damasickis
Updated over a week ago

How to generate SSH keys and add them to hPanel

Generating SSH keys and adding them to Hostinger’s hPanel

Written by Ignas Rimkūnas
Updated over a week ago

How to add my SSH key to Github/Bitbucket?

Written by Darius G.
Updated over a week ago