Use this guide to upload a static site or a reviewed website patch to an AnyKey account with cPanel. A patch should be merged into the correct site folder.
Find the right folder
Open File Manager in cPanel. Check the domain's document root; an additional domain or development site may use a different folder from the primary site's public_html. Do not guess from the folder name alone.
Upload and verify
- Download a backup of files that will be replaced. Record the destination path.
- Upload the trusted archive, then inspect its contents before extraction.
- Extract in a temporary folder when the archive contains documentation or an
UPLOADfolder. Move only the intended website files into the destination. - Merge matching folders and overwrite only the intended files. Do not replace an entire site with a partial patch.
- Load the affected pages and check images, styles, navigation and forms.
- Remove uploaded archives and temporary copies from the public directory once verification is complete.
Use Settings → Show Hidden Files when a reviewed change includes a file such as .htaccess. Keep a backup before editing it. If the page breaks, restore the changed files and send AnyKey support the affected URL and error.
