The Duoservers Global Web Hosting File Manager

The File Manager in your Site Control Panel features a rapid, drag’n’drop feature that will allow you to transfer data files between your personal computer and your website hosting account without needing to employ an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. You can drag files from your PC and drop them in your Site Control Panel with a click of the mouse through a secure SSL connection.

The drag’n’drop feature is included in the Site Control Panel, which means you do not need to deploy any third party computer software to use it. It will also work on all popular Operating Systems, so all you should do to make use of it is log into your File Manager.

We’ve aimed to make File Manager as easy–to–use as it can be, so you can generate changes for your files. Apart from the common command bar near the top of the webpage, we have in addition introduced right–click contextual menus with all the basic file administration options. Click on a file or directory and pick the action which you want through the collection which will appear.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you choose with simply a mouse–click. If you click a directory, it’s also possible to generate a different directory or file in it.

The right–click option is available as well when you pick numerous files or folders simultaneously.

Thanks to the built–in archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager will allow you to work with large files and never have to use FTP. You can shrink a folder to a small size by clicking on the Compress button or get the items in an archived folder through the Extract button. When compressing a directory as well as a bunch of files, it’s possible to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) along with the name of one’s archive file.

From your File Manager it is easy to alter your files instantly on the net when using some of the internal software tools. The text editor shows the files in a plain text formatting, the code editor has syntax accentuating for one’s .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor lets you to view your modifications while they appear live. Furthermore, all changes you create and save are going to be demonstrated instantaneously on the net, which enables you to preview them inside your web browser and return to make more changes, if you are not happy with the result.

There is no need to download any files, to edit them on your personal computer and to re–upload them into your hosting account. All the editors are accessible via the buttons at the top of the file table or from your right–click contextual menus.

All the files in your web hosting account are structured into directories. Each host features its own main folder, which follows the file structure that you have created. In this way, it is effortless to take care of all of your hosts from a single location without the risk of becoming lost or confused.

By standard, you will see all of the hosts indexed in a table and if you click once on a specific host, you will see all of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking twice, you are going to visit a web page which is dedicated to that host exclusively. An additional way to open the folder pertaining to 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.

Dealing with your files is natural and quick when using the Duoservers Global Web Hosting Site Control Panel. You will get a file administration setting that’s very close to your desktop PC’s file explorer. You’re able to drag & drop files and deal with them with a right mouse–click. When using the integrated preview option, you can view photographs exactly like they will be on the web, and through the designed file editors you could make corrections in your files quickly.

If you need assistance managing your files, you can easily consult the enormous collection of articles and how–to educational videos, which you could get with just a click of the mouse.

You can easily manage a large number of files at the same time using the multi–selection capability of the Duoservers Global Web Hosting File Manager. All you have to do is simply hold down the Control key and then click on the files or folders that you’d like to choose. Should you wish to pick a number of files/folders in a row immediately, pick the first file/folder, press the Shift key and afterwards pick the final file or folder in the collection.

For those who have selected the required files/folders, you may either drag them to an alternative place, or apply different activities to them when using the right–click contextual menu as well as the buttons at the top of the file table.

There’s one prevalent way to guard a folder using a security password – by creating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you are not technologically qualified sufficiently, you’ll have difficulties executing it all on your own. For making things easy, we have included a time and effort saving password protection interface to the File Manager accessible inside the Site Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a folder and choose Password Protection. After that add the login name as well as the password that you want to work with and then click on the button. That’s it. Now the chosen directory is concealed from the regular website visitors and will be accessible only to authorized account holders.