What is my website’s root directory?

The root directory of your website is the content that loads when visitors access your domain name in a Web browser. The most obvious consequence of this is that you need to put your “index file” in your website’s root directory for visitors to see your site at all (more info).

Website-related applications might also need to know your website’s root directory.

Your website’s root directory depends on whether the domain name is your primary domain name or another type (more info).

Your primary domain name‘s root directory is httpdocs/.

Secondary and subdomain names’ root directories were specified when they were set up. You can find them listed in Plesk.

To Find Secondary (Addon) and Subdomains’ Root Directories

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Hosting.
  3. Next to the account you want to use, click Manage.

In the section for each domain name, the root directory displays in the Website at field. By default, the root directory is the domain name itself followed by a forward slash, e.g. subdomain.coolexample.com/

Back up my website

You should always keep backups of your website — there’s no other way to prepare for the unexpected. IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com gives you two options for backups:

Method Additional fee Instructions
Automatic Yes Available through Site Backups
Manual No Use this article

Manual backups in Plesk

 Warning:Manually backing up your website in Plesk temporarily brings it down. Visitors to your site will see a 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable page.

  1. From the home page of Plesk, click Backup Manager.
  2. Click Back Up.
  3. Complete the on-screen fields. Pay close attention to the Backup content area — to back up your website, you need to select Domain configuration and content.
  4. Click OK

You should also back up databases on your account.

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