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Uploading files

Use the file manager or FTP to upload your PHP application.

Two ways to upload

You have the in-panel file manager and FTP. SSH/SFTP is not part of the free tier, so stick to one of these two.

File manager (easiest)

  1. Open the hosting panel from your dashboard.
  2. Click File Manager.
  3. Open the public_html folder. This is your document root.
  4. Use the Upload button (drag-and-drop is supported), New File for inline editing, or the Compress / Extract actions for ZIP uploads.

For projects with many small files (a Composer vendor/, a WordPress theme, a JS framework build), upload a single ZIP and extract it on the server. It is much faster than per-file uploads.

FTP

From the hosting panel: FTP Accounts. Use the default account or create a new one.

  • Host: your subdomain, e.g. yourname.zizbe.com
  • Port: 21
  • Username / password: shown on the FTP Accounts page
  • Initial directory: /public_html
  • Encryption: select Use explicit FTP over TLS if available in your client

Recommended clients: FileZilla, Cyberduck, or your editor’s FTP plugin.

What goes where?

  • public_html/: everything served on the web.
  • Anything outside public_html/ is private to your account, which suits credentials, config files, and Composer vendor/ when you can keep it outside the document root.