You can create files in any directory on your site by using the Create New File option in the File Manager, This option allows you to create a text, HTML or script file in the directory you are currently in.
1 To
access the FILE MANAGER, click on the
icon
above the words File Manager
on the main screen of your cPanel interface.
2 Click on the words Create New File.
3 Type the name of the new file in the blank field above the drop-box containing the words Text Document:
4 Click on the drop-box containing the words Text Document and select the type of file you wish to create:
5 Click on the box marked Create.
NOTE: If the file was created successfully, the following will appear (except filename will be the name of the file you have created and /home/directory will be the directory you have created the file in. File Type will be replaced with the type of file you have created):
Creation of filename (File Type) succeeded in/home/directory
Make sure to create the proper type of file for its contents. A file created with an improper file type may not work in the manner that you wish it to. For example, an HTML Document that is created as a Perl Script will not work, it needs to be created as an HTML Document.