At times people are asking me is it better to use filezilla, ssh etc for building their websites with CPANEL. Wouldn’t it be nicer if your working on windows to just be able to open up “My Computer” or “This PC” icon and just access your files like a drive letter like C:\. You can do this, and it will be so much easier. It won’t be a drive letter, but it will be under “Network Locations” just like a regular drive.
First of all under windows 8.1 if you do not have “My Computer(This PC)” icon on your desktop, this is how to add it. On your desktop screen right click on empty spot and select “Personalize” -> “Change desktop icons” -> now check “Computer” and anything else you want then click “Apply”.
Now let’s map the network drive.
In Windows 8.1 just right click “This PC” on your desktop and click “Map Network Drive”. In previous windows versions,
To connect a drive from My Computer, click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Explore.
To connect a drive from Windows Explorer, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.
In the Drive box, click a drive letter.
In the Folder box type the following:
\\cpanel.sunsaturn.com@SSL@2078
Next click on “Connect using different credentials”, click “Finish”
Enter your username and password for CPANEL, click box to remember your credentials, and now you can access all your files from just a drive letter.
(ps. Make sure your reconnect at startup box is checked, should be default on windows 8.1)
Till Next time,
Dan.