The byowebhosting File Manager

Posting files with an FTP tool is an out–of–date and quite an insecure way of transmitting data files from your PC to a hosting server. For this reason, we have included drag & drop data file upload support in the File Manager. Simply drag the files that you need to add from your PC into your browser and they will start to publish in your website hosting profile through a safe SSL communication.

There is no need to deploy any extra software, web browser plug–ins or web apps. The drag & drop feature works just as well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

We have aimed to make your File Manager as easy–to–use as it can be, so you are able to create modifications for your files. In addition to the regular command bar near the top of the webpage, we have in addition integrated right–click context menus with all the fundamental file managing possibilities. Click on a file or folder and select the action that you’d like from the collection which will appear.

You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you select using a click of the mouse. When you click on a folder, it’s also possible to create a new folder or file within it.

The right–click choices are conveniently obtainable whenever you select numerous files or folders at the same time.

The File Manager offers a built in archive/unarchive solution that will assist you add substantial archives and extract them into your hosting account blazingly fast. Any time compressing a file or folder, it will be easy to select the name for the archive which will be created along with its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. Additionally, you’ll be able to compress existing files or folders with just a mouse–click.

The archive/unarchive option available at the File Manager lets you make use of massive files right from your Website Control Panel. You don’t need to make use of any third party software just like an FTP client so as to upload a large file to your hosting account or download any archive on your desktop.

We have incorporated a pair of file editors within the Website Control Panel so you can generate quick and simple adjustments for your files without the need to implement third party software packs. Inside the File Manager you’ll find a WYSIWYG editor that will help check all the changes you make live, a code editor that has syntax accentuating for your .PHP or .JS files, along with a plain text editor for more experienced customers. All the changes that you generate and save will be demonstrated quickly online.

You can access the file editors when using the buttons at the top of the file table and also by right–clicking a given file/folder.

All of the files within your web hosting account are arranged into directories. Every single web host features its own main directory, which follows the file hierarchy which you have selected. In this way, it is not difficult to manage all your hosts in one place without the chance of getting lost or puzzled.

By standard, you’ll see all of the hosts conveniently mentioned in a table and when you mouse–click once over a given host, you’ll see each of the sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking on twice, you are going to go to a web page that’s devoted to that host exclusively. An additional way to load the folder related to a particular host and then to use it exclusively, is by using the drop–down menu near the top of the main File Manager file table.

The byowebhosting File Manager has been made in such a way to make you feel just like making use of the file explorer on your personal computer. It features a solution to drag your files and then to drop them inside a preferred area and shows all the readily available modification options on clicking the right computer mouse button. Additionally, the tool carries an inbuilt file preview option as well as other file editors that will help you revise your files live from your Website Control Panel.

Also, we’ve enclosed a set of file management posts and how–to instructional videos to enable you rather quickly learn how to work with the tool.

byowebhosting’s File Manager will help you save a plenty of time whenever using numerous files. It is possible to choose multiple files simultaneously and use a preferred action for them exactly like you do on your notebook or computer. To select arbitrary files at the same time, simply click the Control key, and to select a collection of adjacent files, press the Shift key. It’s that simple.

After getting picked the files, you can automatically transfer them to a different place when using the drag–and–drop option. By making use of the right–click context menu and also the buttons above the file table, you’ll be able to use a variety of other activities – you’re able to copy, rename, delete, download and modify your files, change file permissions, etc.

There’s one widespread way for you to protect a directory with a security password – by creating an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technically experienced sufficiently, you will have issues carrying it out on your own. To help make things simple for you, we’ve added an intuitive password protection user interface to the File Manager available inside the Website Control Panel.

To make use of this option, simply right–click on a directory and choose Password Protection. Following that choose the username as well as the security password which you want to use and press the button. That’s it. The selected directory will be undetectable from the general pubic and will be accessible just to approved account owners.