The default files and folders in cPanel
When we create a new cPanel account, you can find the default files and folders in the section File Manager. Here we mention some default files and folders in cPanel
mail:
The mail folder stores the detailed information about the mail data.
mail/new:
This is the default folder found in the mail folder. mail/new stores the incoming emails which are marked as not received by IMAP.
mail/cur:
This is also the default folder for emails which holds the mail that is being on the server.
mail/tmp:
This is a temporary directory for mail.
tmp/:
This directory has the temporary files created by cPanel. It can also be used by third party scripts for holding their own temporary files.
etc:
This folder stores information related to your website.
public_html:
your website lives and publicly available over the Internet once you should upload the files and images to it.
public_html/cgi-bin:
This folder is a CGI BIN directory.
public_html/images:
This folder stores the images that are uploaded to your website.
public_ftp:
This folder contains the files that are accessible over the FTP. It can allow the users to view, download and delete files from the folder.
public_html/.htaccess:
The .htaccess file found inside the public_html folder. It is the main default file for the pages served on the cPanel account over HTTP. It is a default configuration file used on web servers for running the Apache Web Server software.
.trash:
This folder is found in the File Manager section. It stores the files and folders that are moved to the trash.
.well known:
This is a default folder created by cPanel to validate your domain for the AutoSSL purpose. It will be created at the time of domain validation process as a part of an AutoSSL installation.
tmp/analog: Temporary files for generation of analog states for your website.
tmp/AWStats: Temporary and configuration files for generation of AWStats for your website.
tmp/cpbandwidth: Temporary directory for tracking bandwidth usage through cPanel.
tmp/awstats/awstats.yourdomain.com.conf: Configuration file for generation of AWStats for a website.
tmp/cpbandwidth/yourdomain.com-bytes_log: Number of bytes transferred by yourdomain.com.
tmp/webalizer: Temporary files for generation of Webalizer HTTP stats for your website.