Title: Stop Admin users in WP from Using FTP
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Stop Admin users in WP from Using FTP

 *  [dmbware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmbware/)
 * (@dmbware)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/)
 * I need a way to block admin users in WordPress from being able to view the public_html
   folder on the server. There are many ftp downloads out there that can be downloaded
   that will show the entire directory.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428729)
 * This is not a WordPress issue. Contact your hosting provider.
 *  Thread Starter [dmbware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmbware/)
 * (@dmbware)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428753)
 * This is not a Hosting issue this is a security issue on WP. If a developer is
   running a system for a client and they happen to have /blog loaded with wordpress.
   The wordpress user can load in FTP and download and delete files within that 
   public directory. That is a major security issue for developers.
 *  [tgiokdi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tgiokdi/)
 * (@tgiokdi)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428764)
 * so you’re users are able to log into your ftp server with their wordpress user/
   pass? the two systems are completely independent of each other, and I just cant’
   see how that could possibly happen.
 *  Thread Starter [dmbware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmbware/)
 * (@dmbware)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428796)
 * A word-press user can download FTP into wordpress via plugin and somehow it gives
   them full access to the entire root directory of that account without having 
   to know ftp credentials. I have no idea how it works, but to me it doesn’t seem
   right.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428797)
 * what plugin?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428797)
 * Status: not resolved

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