{"id":4459,"date":"2018-04-30T11:57:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T15:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4459"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:40:38","slug":"how-to-create-a-file-in-the-acc","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-create-a-file-in-the-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a File in the ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can create a file in any directory within your Account Control Center. If you are interested in creating files on your local machine and uploading the files to your server, see our article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-upload-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Upload Files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Create a File in the Account Control Center<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Interface<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ACC Interface<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure what the difference is? See<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <a href=\"http:\/\/my.pair.com\">Account Control Center (ACC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Files<\/strong> in the left sidebar<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Home<\/b> or\u00a0<strong>Web<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1.png\" alt=\"directory image\" width=\"557\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1.png 557w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-60x25.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-100x41.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Within that directory, navigate to the place where you would like to create a file<\/li>\n<li>Once you have arrived in your preferred directory, go to the top navbar and click\u00a0<strong>+ New File<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enter the file name in the first box<\/li>\n<li>Enter the file contents in the large text box<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2.png\" alt=\"create a file image\" width=\"595\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2.png 595w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-100x53.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a>    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tBe sure to add the file extension in the file name.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Create File<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The file will be saved as your chosen filename in the directory where you clicked the\u00a0<strong>+ New File<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my.pair.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the top navigation bar, click <\/span><b>Files<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the directory where you would like to create a file<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>New File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button in the toolbar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first field, enter the file\u2019s name. Be sure to add the file extension in the file name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the second, larger field, enter your file\u2019s contents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Create File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Create File<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The file will be saved as your chosen filename in the directory where you clicked the <\/span><b>+ New File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 You can create a file in any directory within your Account Control Center. 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