The Web Hosting Online Services File Manager

Posting data files with an FTP tool is an outdated and really insecure way of switching files from your desktop computer or laptop to a server. For this reason, we have included drag & drop data file publish support in the File Manager. Simply drag the data files that you need to upload from your computer into your web browser and they will start to publish in your website hosting account through a risk–free SSL connection.

You do not have to mount any additional software package, browser extensions or apps. The drag & drop function performs just as well on Windows, Mac or Linux.

We’ve given our best to make File Manager as intuitive as feasible, so it’s possible to generate alterations to your files. Aside from the standard control bar towards the top of the webpage, we have also integrated right–click context menus with all the current general file control possibilities. Just click on a file or directory and choose the actions that you like from the list that will turn up.

It is easy to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you select using a mouse–click. When you click on a folder, also you can create a completely new directory or file within it.

The right–click option is conveniently obtainable whenever you pick multiple files or folders simultaneously.

Because of the integrated archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager will let you make use of huge files without the need to use FTP. It’s easy to reduce the size of a directory into a lightweight size by clicking on the Compress button or get the contents of an archived directory by using the Extract button. When compressing a directory as well as a list of files, you will be able to decide on the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the name of one’s archive file.

We’ve enclosed a pair of file editors in the Web Control Panel so that you can make quick and simple corrections for your files without the need to implement third–party software packages. With the File Manager you’ll find a WYSIWYG editor that will help check all the recent changes that you generate immediately, a code editor that has syntax highlighting for one’s .JS or .PHP files, in addition to a plain text editor for more competent customers. All the changes you make and keep can be demonstrated straight away on the web.

You can access the file editors using the buttons at the top of the file table or by right–clicking a particular file/folder.

Each of the files inside your cloud hosting account are neatly sorted into directories. Each and every web host has its own main folder, which employs the file hierarchy which you have pre–set. In this way, it is easy to maintain all of your hosts from one place without any risk of becoming lost or puzzled.

By standard, you will see all of the hosts placed in a table and when you mouse–click once on a given host, you will see each of the sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking twice, you will go to a web page which is devoted to that host only. An additional way to load the folder associated with a specific host and also to use it exclusively, is to try using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

Managing all of your files is user–friendly and painless making use of Web Hosting Online Services Web Control Panel. You’ll have a file managing setting which is not far from your desktop PC’s file explorer. You are able to drag & drop files and handle all of them with a right mouse–click. When using the built–in review solution, you can see graphics the same as they will appear on the web, and via the integrated file editors you can make changes for your files in real time.

If you’d like help maintaining your files, you’re able to consult the big selection of posts and how–to video lessons, which you could find with just a mouse–click.

You’ll be able to manage a multitude of files simultaneously making use of the multi–selection capacity of the Web Hosting Online Services File Manager. All you have to do is actually hold down the Control key and click on the files or directories that you like to select. If you need to pick a list of files/folders in a row at once, click on the first file/folder, click the Shift key and then pick the very last file or folder within the selection.

If you have picked the required files/folders, you can drag them to a different place, or apply diverse actions to them using the right–click context menu as well as the buttons at the top of the file table.

There is a single typical way to secure a directory using a pass word – by generating an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technologically qualified enough, you will have issues doing it on your own. To help make things easy, we’ve designed a convenient password protection user interface to the File Manager available within the Web Control Panel.

To make use of this option, simply right–click on a directory and pick Password Protection. Then fill in the login name plus the password that you’ll want to make use of and then press the button. That’s all. The selected folder will be undetectable from the regular website visitors and will also be accessible to authorized account holders.