How to remove this welcome page

The page you are looking at is a temporary welcome page (a file called default.php) that MozOut places in every new hosting account. It is there so your address shows something friendly — instead of a blank page or an error — while the account is still empty. The moment you publish your own website, it steps aside on its own.

THE EASY WAY Just upload your site — nothing to delete

As soon as there is an index.html or index.php file in your public_html folder, that file becomes your home page and this welcome page is no longer shown. It never overrides your real site — it only appears while there is nothing else to show, so most people never need to remove it at all.

Prefer to delete it by hand?

If you would rather remove the file, it takes a few seconds. Use whichever way you are comfortable with.

METHOD 1 In cPanel — File Manager
  1. Log in to cPanel
  2. Open Files → File Manager
  3. Enter the public_html folder
  4. Click the default.php file once to select it
  5. Press Delete in the top bar and confirm

To remove it for good, empty the Trash afterwards (top-right corner of the File Manager).

METHOD 2 By FTP (FileZilla)

Connect to your account with an FTP program, open the public_html folder, right-click default.php and choose Delete. See FTP accounts and connecting with FileZilla if you have not set that up yet.

Delete it only after your own site is online.
This welcome page appears only when there is no index file in public_html. If you delete it while the folder is still empty, your address will show an empty page or a “403 / 404” error until you upload your site. The safe order is simple: upload your site first, then remove this page if you still want to.

Not sure how to upload your site, or want us to do it? Our team can help.

Open a support ticket

SEE ALSO

Uploaded your site but the welcome page is still there? How to check if the site files are on the hosting.

Need to get into the panel first? How to access the cPanel Control Panel.

Prefer FTP? FTP accounts and connecting with FileZilla.

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