The Webalizer FTP interface in cPanel offers visual insights specifically focused on FTP traffic. It is a variant of the regular Webalizer tool, designed to track and report on visitors accessing your server via the FTP protocol.
🧩 What is Webalizer FTP?
Webalizer FTP is a statistics tool that parses your FTP server logs and generates colorful charts and graphs showing detailed usage data. This is especially useful for websites or businesses that use FTP for file transfers, updates, or content sharing.
✅ How to Access:
- Log in to your cPanel account.
- Navigate to the Metrics section.
- Click on Webalizer FTP.
- Choose your domain to view FTP-specific usage reports.
📊 What You Can See:
- Total number of FTP logins
- Files uploaded and downloaded
- IP addresses of users accessing via FTP
- Usage by day, week, and month
- Data transfer volumes
- Most active FTP users
🔍 Why It’s Important:
- Monitor who is accessing your server via FTP
- Track usage trends and identify peak times
- Detect unauthorized or suspicious FTP access
- Analyze performance and storage impact
- Ensure team members or clients are following file transfer protocols
⚠️ Security Tip from Govaio.com:
Frequent or unexpected FTP activity may indicate a compromised account. We recommend enabling FTP over SSL (FTPS) and regularly rotating passwords. On Govaio managed servers, FTP monitoring is included, and alerts can be configured upon request.