The StarterWebhosting.com File Manager

The File Manager in your Web Hosting Control Panel features a rapid, drag’n’drop feature that can help you move files between your computer and your hosting profile without needing to apply an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You can easily drag files from your computer and drop them in your Web Hosting Control Panel with a click of the mouse using a protected SSL connection.

The drag & drop characteristic is incorporated into the Web Hosting Control Panel, which means you don’t have to deploy any third party software to use it. It also works well on all leading Operating Systems, so all you have to do to apply it is sign in to your File Manager.

The vast majority of File Managers include all the actions you can carry out with a file or directory on the top of the web page. We believe that the latter isn’t user–friendly enough. Using the File Manager, you can get all file control choices when you right–click a file or folder. This option is also valid for multiple files/folders.

You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you select using a click of the mouse.

On account of the built–in archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager really helps to work with large files without the need to use FTP. You’ll be able to reduce the size of a folder into a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or get the belongings in an archived folder by using the Extract button. Whenever compressing a directory as well as a collection of files, it is also possible to choose the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the name of one’s archive file.

From the File Manager it is possible to edit your files instantly online when using any of the in–built instruments. The text editor reveals the files in a plain text file format, the code editor provides syntax accentuating for one’s .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor allows you to see all the edits as they appear online. Furthermore, all changes which you create and keep can be shown right away online, so it’s possible to examine them inside your browser and go back to make more modifications, if you are not happy with the result.

There is no need to download your files, to edit them on your PC and then to re–upload them back in your website hosting account. Each of the editors are found through the buttons near the top of the file table or at the right–click contextual menus.

The File Manager lists all files and directories in a clear and understandable alphabetical arrangement. All the files pertaining to the different hosts are structured inside independent folders which are referred to as following their respective domain names, which enables you to quickly acknowledge them. This is definitely useful in controlling a couple of websites simultaneously. There’s no probability to stray or to feel really confused amidst the plethora of files and folders inside your account.

To gain access to the files with a specific host, simply choose it in the drop–down menu at the top of the file table. Alternatively, you can double–click on its directory and you will be promptly taken to a table listing its files only.

Most online File Managers are sluggish and quite difficult to make use of. They have modest options and generally aren’t really simple to use. We aim to improve that with the StarterWebhosting.com File Manager. It’s created to be practical and also to appear like something you you are already familiar with – the File Manager on your personal computer.

All its attributes, the drag & drop file upload options, the right–click context menus, the integrated file editors, etcetera exist for a single reason – to create handling your site(s) much easier.

The File Manager can help you save lots of time whenever using many different files. You are able to select multiple files at any given time and use a preferred action to them like you do with your PC. To choose random files at once, simply hold down the Control key, and to select a pair of adjoining files, use the Shift key. It is that simple.

Once you’ve selected the files, you’ll be able to automatically move them to another place thanks to the drag & drop option. By making use of the right–click context menu and the buttons on top of the file table, you can actually use multiple other activities – it is easy to copy, rename, delete, download and modify your files, alter file permissions, etc.

There’s one widespread approach to protect a directory using a password – by making an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technically competent enough, you’ll have trouble doing the work on your own. To make things simple for you, we have designed an easy–to–work–with password protection interface to the File Manager obtainable within the Web Hosting Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a folder and pick Password Protection. Following that choose the user name as well as the security password which you want to employ and click on the button. That’s it. The picked directory is going to be concealed from the public eye and will be available to approved account owners.