The Plaza Hosting Services File Manager

The File Manager in your Website Control Panel includes a quick, drag’n’drop function that will let you move data files between your computer and your website hosting profile with no need to use an FTP client. You can drag data files from your PC and drop them in your Website Control Panel with a mouse–click through a risk–free SSL connection.

The drag’n’drop feature is integrated into the Website Control Panel, so that you don’t need to set up any third–party software pack to work with it. It also works well on all leading Operating Systems, so all you should do to apply it is sign in to your File Manager.

We have tried to make the File Manager as intuitive as it could possibly be, so you can easily make adjustments for your files. In addition to the normal command bar near the top of the webpage, we have in addition designed right–click context menus with all the current simple file administration options. Click on a file or directory and select the actions you’d like to have through the selection which will pop–up.

You can actually rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you select using a mouse–click. In the event you click on a directory, it is possible to create a brand new directory or file inside it.

The right–click choice is available as well whenever you pick numerous files or folders at the same time.

The File Manager is designed with a built in archive/unarchive solution that can assist you submit substantial archives and then extract them in your cloud hosting account within seconds. When compressing a file or directory, it will be easy to decide on the name for the archive which is to be created along with its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. At the same time, it’s possible to compress already present files or folders with just a click of the mouse.

The archive/unarchive alternative provided by the File Manager lets you make use of massive files right from your Website Control Panel. No reason to apply any third party software just like an FTP client in order to upload a big file onto your web hosting account or download any archive to your desktop.

From the File Manager it’s possible to alter your files directly online working with some of the included software instruments. The text editor displays the files in a plain text format, the code editor has syntax emphasizing for your personal .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor makes it possible for you to see your modifications when they show up live. All the changes that you generate and keep are going to be displayed promptly on the Internet, so you can review them with your Internet browser and get back to create extra edits, in case you are not happy with the result.

You don’t have to download your files, to modify them through your PC and to re–upload them back to your web hosting account. All of the editors are available via the buttons near the top of the file table or from your right–click context menus.

The File Manager shows all of the files and folders in a clear to understand alphabetical arrangement. All of the files related to the different hosts are structured inside distinct directories which are named after their particular domain names, so you can incredibly easy identify them. This is actually useful in maintaining different websites at the same time. There is no probability to get lost or to feel really baffled among the multitude of data files and folders within your web hosting account.

To reach the files with a specific host, just select it within the drop–down options menu near the top of the file table. As an alternative, you can easily double–click on its folder and you will be straight away transported to a table showing its files exclusively.

The majority of web File Managers are sluggish and challenging to make use of. They offer modest possibilities and certainly are not really user–friendly. We hope to transform that by means of the Plaza Hosting Services File Manager. It’s meant to be time and effort saving and to resemble something you you’re already familiar with – the File Manager on your computer.

All its functions, the drag & drop file upload options, the right–click contextual menus, the inbuilt file editors, etc. exist for 1 reason – to help make taking care of your site(s) more simple.

It’s easy to handle a plethora of files simultaneously employing the multi–selection capability of the Plaza Hosting Services File Manager. What you need to do is just hold down the Control key and click on the files or folders that you’d like to choose. If you would like pick a list of files/folders in a row at once, pick the first file/folder, press the Shift key after which pick the very last file or folder in the collection.

If you have picked the required files/folders, you can drag them to a distinct location, or use different actions to them when using the right–click contextual menu as well as the buttons near the top of the file table.

There is a single standard approach to guard a folder with a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technologically skilled sufficiently, you’ll have trouble carrying it out all on your own. To generate things simple, we’ve integrated an uncomplicated password protection interface to the File Manager readily available within the Website Control Panel.

To employ the option, just right–click on a folder and choose Password Protection. Following that add the login name and the security password which you want to work with and then click on the button. That’s it. The picked directory will be undetectable from the general pubic and will also be accessible to previously approved visitors.