The siteHostel File Manager

The File Manager in your Website Control Panel boasts a quick, drag–and–drop function that will assist you to transfer files between your personal computer and your hosting account without having to use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You can pull files from your PC and drop them in your Website Control Panel with a click of the mouse by using a risk–free SSL connection.

The drag & drop function is included in the Website Control Panel, so that you do not need to set up any third–party software pack to use it. It will also work on all major Os’s, so all you have to do to employ it is sign in to your File Manager.

We have aimed to make File Manager as intuitive as it can be, so you’ll be able to make alterations to your files. In addition to the common command bar near the top of the webpage, we have furthermore designed right–click context menus with all the current basic file managing possibilities. Just click on a file or folder and select the activity you’d like to have within the selection that will appear.

It is easy to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you decide on using a mouse–click. When you click a folder, it is possible to establish a new directory or file in it.

The right–click choices are also available if you pick numerous files or folders at the same time.

The File Manager offers an internal archive/unarchive option to assist you submit substantial archives and then extract them into your hosting account in the blink of an eye. Once compressing a file or directory, you are able to select the name of the archive which is to be created and its particular extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. At the same time, it’s possible to compress current files or folders with just a click of the mouse.

The archive/unarchive solution offered by the File Manager lets you make use of large files straight from your Website Control Panel. You don’t need to apply any third–party software for example an FTP client as a way to upload a huge file in your account or download any archive to your desktop.

From the File Manager it’s possible to revise your files directly online working with some of the included tools. The text editor displays the files with a plain text formatting, the code editor features syntax accentuating for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor enables you to view your modifications as they appear live. Any changes you create and keep are going to be displayed at once on the Internet, so you can examine them within your web browser and get back to make extra changes, if unsatisfied.

You do not have to download any files, to edit them with your desktop computer and to re–upload them back into your cloud hosting account. All of the editors are found through the buttons near the top of the file table or from your right–click context menus.

All the files inside your website hosting account are separated into directories. Every host has its own primary directory, which follows the file structure that you’ve defined. By doing this, it is simple to deal with all your hosts from one location without risk of becoming lost or perplexed.

By standard, you’ll see each of the hosts conveniently contained in a table and if you click once over a specific host, you will observe all the sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking on two times, you are going to go to a page that’s dedicated to that host alone. Another way to open the folder associated with a given host and to use it solely, is by using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

Managing your files is user–friendly and convenient while using the siteHostel Website Control Panel. You will have a file administration environment that’s not far from your desktop PC’s file explorer. You can drag and drop files and handle them with a right click of the mouse. When using the inbuilt review solution, you will observe visuals in the same way they will be online, and through the built in file editors you can make changes for your files quickly.

Any time you need help managing your files, you are able to refer to the big number of posts and how–to training videos, that you can access with just a click of the mouse.

You can easily work with many files concurrently while using the multi–selection capability of the siteHostel File Manager. All you have to do is just hold down the Control key and then click on the files or folders that you would like to choose. In order to select a selection of files/folders in a row simultaneously, click on the first file/folder, hold down the Shift key after which click on the last file or folder inside the set.

If you have selected the desired files/folders, you may either drag them to a distinct location, or implement various activities to them using the right–click contextual menu or the buttons near the top of the file table.

Password protection is the best solution to confine the accessibility to a particular section of your web site you do not want to be observable to everyone. As an example, this could be a safe and secure members’ place or a location with copyrighted information that you like only a number of individuals to access.

Through the File Manager you can actually password–guard your web site as well as a particular directory within it with only a mouse–click. Just right–click a folder, select Password Protection and fill out your username and password. You don’t have to address .htaccess files or to make any other configurations. In the future, merely the visitors that have your user name and password will be able to gain access to your website.