The RedHosting File Manager

Transferring data files between your desktop computer and any of your websites is now quick and simple, thanks to the drag’n’drop option delivered by the File Manager. You can easily pull data files from your desktop computer or laptop and drop them in your Control Panel over a secure SSL connection. That’s all. It usually takes seconds to add a data file and slightly longer for bigger files and directories.

There’s no need to mount any third–party software or Internet browser extensions. The drag & drop capability contained in the File Manager operates equally efficiently on all main operating systems.

We have always given our best to make your File Manager as user–friendly as possible, so you’ll be able to generate adjustments for your files. Besides the regular command bar at the top of the page, we have additionally put in right–click contextual menus with all the simple file administration options. Simply click on a file or directory and choose the actions that you would like from the selection which will appear.

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

The right–click choice is also available at the time you select multiple files or folders at once.

Due to the integrated archive/unarchive option, the File Manager will let you handle large files and not have to use FTP. You’ll be able to reduce the size of a directory into a compact size by simply clicking on the Compress button or access the contents of an archived directory through the Extract button. When compressing a folder as well as a range of files, it is also possible to decide on the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) as well as the name of the archive file.

From the File Manager you’ll be able to alter your files instantly on the net when using the in–built software tools. The text editor shows the files in a plain text format, the code editor features syntax highlighting for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor makes it possible for you to see all the modifications as they show up live. Furthermore, all changes you generate and save will be displayed instantaneously on the world wide web, meaning you can review them in your own web browser and get back to generate further edits, if not satisfied.

You do not have to download your files, to modify them with your desktop and then to re–upload them back to your cloud hosting account. All of the editors are available through the buttons at the top of the file table or at the right–click context menus.

All of the files inside your web hosting account are structured into folders. Each host has its own primary folder, that follows the file structure which you have defined. This way, it is not difficult to take care of all your hosts from one place without the probability of becoming lost or perplexed.

By default, you will notice all of the hosts conveniently contained in a table and when you click once on a given host, you’ll see each of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking twice, you are going to visit a webpage that’s centered on that host only. A further way to open the folder related to a particular host and to use it solely, is to use the drop–down menu at the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The RedHosting File Manager has been designed in such a manner as to make you feel like handling the file explorer on your computer. It provides you with a solution to drag your files and then to drop them in a desired location and shows all of the accessible edit opportunities after clicking the right computer mouse button. Additionally, the tool carries an internal file preview solution and other file editors that can assist you revise your files quickly from your Control Panel.

In addition, we’ve provided a group of file management articles and how–to training videos to enable you fairly quickly find out how to make use of the tool.

It is simple to make use of a huge amount of files at the same time while using the multi–selection ability of the RedHosting File Manager. Everything you should do is actually press the Control key and click on the files or folders that you’d like to select. If you’d like to pick a couple of files/folders in a row at once, click on the first file/folder, click the Shift key and then pick the very last file or folder in the collection.

When you have picked the wanted files/folders, you may either drag them to a different spot, or apply various actions to them when using the right–click context menu or the buttons at the top of the file table.

There is a single widespread path to safeguard a directory with a security password – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you are not technically experienced enough, you will have issues doing the work without any help. To help with making things straightforward, we have added an easy–to–navigate password protection interface to the File Manager accessible in the Control Panel.

To make use of the option, just right–click on a folder and pick Password Protection. Following that set the user name and the password that you like to apply and click on the button. That’s all. Now the selected directory is going to be hidden from the regular website visitors and will be accessible just to previously approved users.