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How do I access WordPress files in DigitalOcean?

Last updated on December 17, 2022 @ 2:35 pm

How do I access WordPress files on DigitalOcean?

If you are using DigitalOcean, you can easily access your WordPress files by following these steps:

1. Open your DigitalOcean account.

2. Click on your Droplet in the top-left corner.

3. Click on “Settings”.

4. In the “Droplet Settings” dialog, click on “Configure Droplet”.

5. In the “Configure Droplet” dialog, under “Droplet Settings”, click on “Filesystems”. In the “Filesystems” dialog, click on “Create Filesystem”.

6. In the “Create Filesystem” dialog, type the name of the filesystem in the “Name” field, and click on the “Create” button.

7. Click on the “Upload Files” button to upload your WordPress files to the filesystem.

8. Click on the “Activate” button to activate the filesystem.

9. Click on the “Close” button to close the “Configure Droplet” dialog.

10. Now you can access your WordPress files on the filesystem by following these steps:

PRO TIP: If you are looking to access your WordPress files that are hosted on DigitalOcean, it is important to note that you will need to use an FTP client in order to do so. Additionally, you will need to have your FTP credentials handy in order to login and access your files.

11. Open a terminal window on your Droplet.

12. Type the following command to access the filesystem: cd In the example below, the command would change the directory to the WordPress filesystem named “WordPress”: cd WordPress

13. You can now access your WordPress files by typing the following command: php index.php

14. If you want to change the directory to which WordPress loads files, you can use the following command: cd

15. Finally, you can exit the directory by typing the following command: exit

Conclusion

In this article, we showed you how to access your WordPress files on DigitalOcean. By following these steps, you can easily access and manage your WordPress files from within a terminal window on your Droplet.

Morgan Bash

Morgan Bash

Technology enthusiast and Co-Founder of Women Coders SF.