How to Access the Command Line in cPanel

July 19, 2022 / cPanel

This guide will explain to you how to use cPanel to get connected to the web servers command line.

Important note: Permissions and files can be permanently changed or deleted if instructions are entered improperly or incorrectly. So if you don’t have any command line experience, look for other alternatives to access the server.

Follow the steps:

  1. Log in to cPanel.

    cPanel Login

  2. Select “Terminal” from the “Advanced” section.


  3. After reading the warning, select “I understand and want to proceed.”



  4. In cPanel, a terminal window will open, where you may run your commands.



We hope you grasped every command properly and it will surely help you in accessing web server. For more cPanel based articles visit our knowledge base section regularly.

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