The skeleton directory exists to let you easily copy the same files into every new account’s public_html and public_ftp directories when the account is created.
Keep in mind that:
- When a visitor accesses
example.com, he will see the contents ofexample.com's public_html directory. - When a visitor accesses example.com/subdirectory, he will see the contents of public_html/subdirectory.
- Contents of the public_ftp directory are available for anonymous FTP users to download.
This WHM feature simply states the location of the skeleton directory (/root/cpanel3-skel).
To set up your skeleton directory:
- These files will be accessible to the new user via an FTP client.
- Decide what kind of default setup you would like your new users to have.
- Place the appropriate subdirectories and HTML files in
/root/cpanel3-skel/public_html.- These files will be copied to new accounts’
public_htmldirectories when accounts are created.
- These files will be copied to new accounts’
- Place the appropriate FTP-related files in
/root/cpanel3-skel/public_ftp.- These files will be accessible to the new user via an FTP client.
