The gobighosts File Manager

Moving files between your desktop computer and any of your web sites is right now easy and quick, because of the drag–and–drop feature available from the File Manager. You can drag files from your laptop or computer and drop them in your Control Panel over a secure SSL communication. That’s it. It usually takes a few seconds to add a file and a bit longer for any larger data files and directories.

You do not have to deploy any third–party software package or web browser plug–ins. The drag & drop function found in the File Manager performs just as well on all leading operating systems.

We have given our best to make the File Manager as user–friendly as possible, so you’ll be able to make modifications for your files. Apart from the traditional control bar near the top of the page, we have also put in right–click contextual menus with all the current common file management options. Click on a file or directory and select the action that you would like from the collection which will pop up.

It’s possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you choose with merely a click of the mouse. If you click on a folder, also you can create a different folder or file within it.

The right–click choices are conveniently obtainable any time you choose different files or folders at the same time.

Unlike a large number of file management user interfaces and FTP clients, the gobighosts Control Panel provides a way to archive/unarchive files noticeably faster. It is really uncomplicated. To have a folder shrunk into a lightweight size, all you need to do is choose it and click on the Compress button. To open the items in an archived directory inside your web hosting account, pick it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager supports a wide range of file extensions, just like .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

Through the File Manager you can easily manage your files instantly on the net by using any of the integrated tools. The text editor shows the files in a plain text format, the code editor provides syntax accentuating for your personal .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor really helps you to see all the changes as they appear online. Furthermore, all changes that you create and save are going to be reflected automatically on the Internet, which means you can review them in your web browser and go back to create extra modifications, in case you are not happy with the result.

There is no need to download your files, to modify them on your desktop computer and to re–upload them back into your website hosting account. Each of the editors are accessible via the buttons near the top of the file table or at the right–click contextual menus.

The File Manager displays all files and folders in an easy–to–understand alphabetical arrangement. All the files pertaining to the different hosts are organized inside separate directories that are named after their particular domain names, so you can immediately acknowledge them. This is really useful in maintaining a lot of sites at the same time. There’s no opportunity to stray or to feel really confused amidst the great number of data files and directories in your cloud hosting account.

To get into the files under a specified host, simply choose it from the drop–down menu near the top of the file table. Alternatively, you can easily double–click on its folder and you will be straight away brought to a table showing its files exclusively.

Working with your files is intuitive and easy when using the gobighosts Control Panel. You will try a file administration environment that’s very close to your desktop machine’s file explorer. You can drag and drop files and manage all of them with a right mouse–click. Using the integrated preview solution, you will see graphics in the same way they will be on the Internet, and through the provided file editors you can make adjusts to your files right away.

Any time you need support handling your files, you can actually take a look at the huge number of articles and how–to video lessons, that you can access with a mouse–click.

Our File Manager will save you lots of time when working with multiple files. You’ll be able to choose multiple files simultaneously and apply a preferred activity for them precisely like you do in your own computer. To pick arbitrary files at once, just keep pressed the Control key, and to select a number of nearby files, press the Shift key. It is that simple.

After getting selected the files, you can actually automatically transfer them to another place thanks to the drag–and–drop option. By making use of the right–click contextual menu and the buttons above the file table, you’ll be able to use multiple other activities – you can copy, rename, delete, download and alter your files, change file permissions, etcetera.

There is one common route to protect a folder using a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technologically experienced enough, you will have trouble executing it all by yourself. To help make things simple, we’ve added an uncomplicated password protection interface to the File Manager obtainable inside the Control Panel.

To employ this option, just right–click on a directory and pick Password Protection. Then submit the login name and the security password that you want to employ and then click on the button. That’s it. The particular directory will be hidden by the general pubic and will also be accessible to previously approved account owners.