The Server and Domain Name File Manager

Adding files with an FTP client is an out–of–date and quite an insecure way for moving data files from your personal computer to a hosting server. By reason of this, we have included drag–and–drop file upload support in the File Manager. Just pull the data files that you want to add from your computer into your browser and they’ll start to upload in your web hosting profile over a risk–free SSL connection.

There is no need to deploy any additional software, web browser add–ons or web apps. The drag & drop function performs equally well on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Because of the right–click menus we’ve put into the File Manager, you are able to revise your files incredibly easy. Click on a file or folder and from the panel which will show up, choose the activity you want. You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any picked file. If you click on a folder, additionally, you’ll view the solution to establish a brand new sub–folder or file inside it.

If you select numerous files or folders, you will be able to use the exact same procedures for all of them concurrently.

Thanks to the in–built archive/unarchive option, the File Manager will allow you to work with enormous files without the need to use FTP. You can easily shrink a folder into a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the belongings in an archived folder through the Extract button. Whenever compressing a directory or a list of files, it is also possible to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and the title of one’s archive file.

We have incorporated a number of file editors within the Web Hosting Control Panel to assist you to make easy and quick corrections for your files without having to apply third party software packs. Within the File Manager there is also a WYSIWYG editor that can assist you monitor all the recent changes that you create immediately, a code editor that features syntax highlighting for your personal .PHP or .JS files, and a plain text editor for more expert customers. Any changes that you create and keep are going to be demonstrated instantaneously on the Internet.

You have access to the file editors using the buttons at the top of the file table and also by right–clicking a particular file/folder.

Each of the files inside your web hosting account are structured into folders. Every single web host has its own primary folder, that uses the file structure which you have selected. In this way, it is simple to manage all of your hosts in one location without any chance of becoming lost or puzzled.

By default, you will see all of the hosts conveniently listed in a table and when you mouse–click once over a given host, you will see all the sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking on twice, you are going to visit a page that is focused entirely on that host only. An additional way to load the folder associated with a given host and to work with it exclusively, is to try using the drop–down menu at the top of the main File Manager file table.

The majority of online File Managers are sluggish and quite difficult to employ. They provide limited possibilities and are not really simple to use. We seek to transform that with the Server and Domain Name File Manager. It was meant to be time and effort saving and also to resemble a product you know – the File Manager on your personal computer system.

All of its capabilities, the drag–and–drop file upload solutions, the right–click contextual menus, the in–built file editors, etc. exist for a single purpose – to make managing your site(s) more convenient.

It is simple to work with many files all at once when using the multi–selection ability of the Server and Domain Name File Manager. All you have to do is just press the Control key and then click on the files or directories that you would like to pick. If you wish to select a number of files/folders in a row immediately, pick the first file/folder, hold down the Shift key after which click on the very last file or folder within the collection.

When you have chosen the desired files/folders, you can drag them to a different spot, or apply different activities to them using the right–click contextual menu as well as the buttons at the top of the file table.

There is a single typical way to secure a directory with a pass word – by generating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technically experienced sufficiently, you will have issues doing the work on your own. To generate things simple, we’ve designed an easy–to–navigate password protection interface to the File Manager available inside the Web Hosting Control Panel.

To use this option, just right–click on a folder and select Password Protection. Following that fill in the username and the pass word that you like to use and then click on the button. That’s it. The selected directory will be concealed from the regular website visitors and will also be accessible to approved account holders.