The Hostomedia File Manager

The File Manager in your Web Hosting Control Panel features a quick, drag–and–drop function that can help you transfer data files between your computer and your website hosting account without needing to use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You could drag data files from your computer and drop them in your Web Hosting Control Panel with a click of the mouse by using a risk–free SSL connection.

The drag & drop function is built into the Web Hosting Control Panel, therefore, you don’t need to mount any third party software to use it. It will also work on all popular Operating Systems, so all you should do to employ it is sign in to your File Manager.

We’ve given our best to make File Manager as intuitive as feasible, so you are able to make alterations for your files. Apart from the traditional command bar near the top of the page, we have now in addition included right–click context menus with the fundamental file control possibilities. Simply click on a file or directory and choose the actions that you’d like through the list which will pop–up.

You can easily rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you decide with just a mouse–click. In the event you click on a directory, also you can set up a new folder or file within it.

The right–click choice is conveniently obtainable whenever you choose different files or folders at the same time.

Compared to the majority of file management interfaces as well as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the Hostomedia Web Hosting Control Panel offers an option to archive/unarchive files much more speedily. It is really well–designed. To get a folder reduced to a small size, just pick it and click on the Compress button. To open the contents of an archived directory inside your account, choose it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager uses a number of file extensions, such as .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

With the File Manager it is easy to edit your files directly on the net working with any of the integrated instruments. The text editor reveals the files in a plain text format, the code editor has syntax highlighting for one’s .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor makes it possible to see your modifications while they appear live. Any changes you make and save are going to be shown quickly online, in order for you to review them within your Internet browser and go back to make further modifications, in case you are not satisfied with the result.

You don’t have to download any files whatsoever, to modify them through your PC and then to re–upload them back in your web hosting account. Each of the editors are available via the buttons at the top of the file table or through the right–click contextual menus.

When you are handling several websites concurrently, it is important to have every little thing arranged. With some other File Managers, editing a lot of websites in the exact same web hosting account can be very challenging. Using our File Manager, you’ll see that it’s in fact pretty simple. Each web site has its own directory, which you can instantly identify, and all the files pertaining to the specified site are found there.

And also to make things so much easier, we have a drop–down menu from which it’s easy to pick on exactly which host you want to work inside the File Manager. Our smart system will take you there within seconds.

Making use of all of your files is instinctive and quick using the Hostomedia Web Hosting Control Panel. You will have a file management setting which is not far from your desktop PC’s file explorer. It is possible to drag and drop files and take care of all of them with a right mouse–click. Using the built in preview option, you will observe pictures just like they will show up online, and via the built in file editors you can easily make improvements for your files in real time.

If you’d like support taking care of your files, you can actually make reference to the massive array of articles and how–to training videos, that you can get with only a click of the mouse.

Using the Hostomedia File Manager, you can easily pick out a wide range of files or directories like you do on your desktop machine or laptop. Just press the Control (Command for Mac) key and then click the desired files/folders. If you would like, to select a good amount of files/folders at once, click on a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any file or folder.

Once you have selected all the files that you’ll require, you can drag them to a distinct directory, or make use of the right–click contextual menu to see an index of the available actions.

Password protection is the greatest option to limit the admittance to a given section of your website you don’t wish to be noticeable to every one. As an example, this might be a safe members’ area or an area with copyrighted information that you like just certain customers to get into.

From your File Manager you can password–protect your site or a specified directory within it with only a click of the mouse. Simply right–click a directory, choose Password Protection and add the login name as well as password. You do not have to handle .htaccess files as well as to try to make any additional adjustments. From now on, simply the site visitors which have your username and security password will be able to access your web site.