The AloeHost.com File Manager

Importing data files with an FTP client is an out–of–date and really unsafe way of moving files from your personal computer to a web hosting server. That’s why, we have included drag’n’drop data file publish support in the File Manager. Just drag the data files that you need to upload from your PC into your Internet browser and they’ll begin to upload in your website hosting account over a protected SSL connection.

You don’t need to set up any additional software package, browser add–ons or apps. The drag–and–drop capability performs equally well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

We have tried to make File Manager as easy–to–use as it could possibly be, so you are able to generate alterations for your files. Aside from the regular control bar towards the top of the web page, we have now furthermore introduced right–click contextual menus with all the simple file managing options. Just click on a file or folder and choose the action you’d like to have within the selection that will show up.

You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you choose with merely a click of the mouse. When you click a folder, you should also create a completely new folder or file within it.

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

Compared to nearly all file management interfaces as well as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the AloeHost.com Web Hosting Control Panel boasts an option to archive/unarchive files considerably faster. It is really well–designed. To get a folder shrunk into a compact size, just choose it and click on the Compress button. To open up the items in an archived directory in your website hosting account, select it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager works with numerous file extensions, such as .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

The File Manager will allow you to manage your files entirely on the hosting server never having to download, modify and afterwards re–upload them. It’s possible to revise your files instantly on the net, employing the built in editors. We provide you with a code editor provided with syntax highlighting for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, and also a regular text editor for the more experienced customers.

You can access every single file editor making use of the right–click context menus. All of the corrections produced to the files are reflected quickly online – you can easily directly examine them within your web browser.

The File Manager displays all of the files and directories in a clear to see alphabetical order. All of the files pertaining to the different hosts are structured within different directories which are referred to as following their particular domains, so it’s possible to incredibly easy acknowledge them. This is actually useful in maintaining a couple of web sites at the same time. There isn’t any probability to stray or to feel bewildered amidst the plethora of data files and directories within your hosting account.

To gain access to the files under a given host, just choose it from the drop–down navigation near the top of the file table. As an alternative, you’ll be able to double–click on its directory and you are easily sent to a table showing its files only.

The AloeHost.com File Manager was created in such a manner to make you feel just like handling the file explorer on your PC. It provides an option to drag your files and to drop them with a preferred location and shows all of the available edit opportunities after clicking the right computer mouse button. At the same time, the tool has an integrated file preview option and various file editors so that you can revise your files in real time from your Web Hosting Control Panel.

Furthermore, we have integrated a set of file management posts and how–to video tutorials to guide you rather quickly find out how to work with the tool.

It is simple to make use of a huge amount of files all at once employing the multi–selection ability of the AloeHost.com File Manager. What you need to do is just press the Control key and click on the files or folders which you want to select. If you wish to pick a range of files/folders in a row at once, click the first file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then choose the final file or folder in the collection.

If you have selected the required files/folders, you can drag them to a distinct place, or apply a variety of activities to them when using the right–click contextual menu or maybe the buttons near the top of the file table.

If you would like to password–secure a directory on your website, you will have to create an .htaccess file manually. Expectedly, this is time–absorbing and complicated if you are not a specialist in web hosting. When using the File Manager, you can create a password–secured directory and conceal all its items from the regular users with only a couple of clicks.

All you need to do is right–click a folder, pick Password Protection after which click on the Add option. And then just state a user name and also a security password. No further setup is needed and there’s no need to manage an .htaccess file. Our system will handle every little thing for you.