If I were to create a new product and I want to add images from my server, I click server, but I do not have access to my whole server (file manager). I can select images only from a folder called “backup” and the file names I think were created not by me but by the program because after my file name I will see extra letters maybe referring to image size etc… . The file path it is using is “[color=#555555]Home/exim/backup/images”[/color]
Is This normal?
Do I need to specify ftp access somehow?
You should have access to any folder within your “document root” (normally public_html). Nothing in the cart should give you access to anything outside that folder. So in your file manager, create a public_html/my_stuff folder and copy your images to there. Then goto /my_stuff and you should see all your images.
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You should have access to any folder within your “document root” (normally public_html). Nothing in the cart should give you access to anything outside that folder. So in your file manager, create a public_html/my_stuff folder and copy your images to there. Then goto /my_stuff and you should see all your images.
[/quote]Thanks, but I'm not sure what you mean by “[color=#282828][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif]document root”. If my file manager starts out with “Webroot/” then my folders underneath, I would think I should have access to “Webroot/Images” to access all my images. If this is not the case then I can just continue to upload the images from my computer. I just thought that using the same image that is already on my server would be the easier way and also would not create duplicate image files thus additional storage space usage.[/font][/color]
I think you are confusing cPanel file manager with the file browser for selecting files in cs-cart.
The "Document root"is the root of your store which is usually 'public_html' or the “Webroot” in your site manager.