XF 1.4 what is a root directory

[marissa Desanta]

And how do I find it.... is it something on filezilla or my web host?
I'm trying to install an add on ...is that the public html?

 

[Jeremy P]

It's wherever you uploaded the base XenForo files to, probably public_html but it varies depending on your host/setup.

 

[Robust]

It's where you see all of your files like index.php and your installation.

For example
public_ftp
public_html
.cpanel
.somethingelse
.beenalongtimesinceusingthiskindalayout

say that's your directory layout, and you uploaded XenForo to public_html, that'd be your document root. If you made a directory inside public_html called forums for example, and uploaded XenForo there, that'd be your document root.