The Hostadia File Manager

Moving files between your PC and any of your websites is now quick and simple, because of the drag’n’drop functionality available from the File Manager. You could drag files from your desktop computer or laptop and drop them in your Web Control Panel over a secure SSL connection. That’s all. It takes seconds to publish a file and slightly longer for any larger files and directories.

You don’t need to set up any third party application or browser plug–ins. The drag–and–drop function built into the File Manager operates equally efficiently on all popular OS’s.

The majority of File Managers list all of the activities that one can execute within a file or folder at the top of the page. We believe the latter is not intuitive enough. Using the File Manager, you can get all of the file managing options any time you right–click a file or directory. This option is likewise valid for a number of files/folders.

It is easy to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you select with only a click of the mouse.

On account of the built in archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager really helps to handle enormous files without the need to use FTP. It is simple to shrink a directory into a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or get the contents of an archived directory through the Extract button. When compressing a directory or a collection of files, it is also possible to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) along with the name of one’s archive file.

The File Manager enables you to revise your files on the web hosting server never having to download, change after which re–upload them. It is easy to customize your files instantly on the Internet, making use of our included editors. Hostadia offers a code editor having syntax highlighting for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, and a standard text editor for the more expert end users.

You have access to every single file editor with the right–click contextual menus. All adjusts produced to the files appear instantly online – you can directly examine them inside your Internet browser.

Each of the files in your hosting account are neatly organized into directories. Each and every web host features its own main directory, which employs the file hierarchy which you have defined. This way, it is really not difficult to manage all your hosts in one location with no probability of becoming lost or perplexed.

By standard, you’ll see each of the hosts mentioned in a table and when you click once on a specific host, you will observe all of the sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking twice, you will go to a web page which is centered on that host alone. Another way to open the folder associated with a specific host and then to work with it exclusively, is by using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

Most online File Managers are slow–moving and hard to employ. They have limited functions and typically are not really user–friendly. We strive to change that with the Hostadia File Manager. It was developed to be user–friendly and also to appear to be something you are already well aware of – the File Manager on your PC.

All of its features, the drag–and–drop file upload solutions, the right–click context menus, the inbuilt file editors, etcetera are there for a single purpose – to create taking care of your site(s) more convenient.

Using the Hostadia File Manager, you’re able to choose a lot of files or folders precisely like you do on your personal computer. Just keep pressed the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and then click the required files/folders. Or, to pick a lot of files/folders at once, simply click one file/folder, press the Shift key and then click any other file or folder.

When you have selected all the files that you require, you can easily drag them to a different location, or take advantage of the right–click contextual menu to check out an index of the accessible features.

There’s one standard way to protect a directory using a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you’re not technologically qualified enough, you’ll have trouble performing it all on your own. To generate things easy for you, we’ve integrated a convenient password protection user interface to the File Manager readily available inside the Web Control Panel.

To employ this option, simply right–click on a directory and select Password Protection. Following that choose the username as well as the pass word that you want to use and then press the button. That’s all. The picked directory is undetectable from the standard users and will be available just to previously approved account holders.