The WebFire Hosting File Manager

Posting files with an FTP tool is an out–of–date and quite an insecure method for switching files from your desktop machine or notebook to a server. Because of this, we have included drag & drop file publish support in the File Manager. Simply pull the files that you want to upload from your computer into your Internet browser and they’ll begin to upload in your hosting account through a safe SSL connection.

You don’t have to set up any additional software pack, web browser plug–ins or web apps. The drag–and–drop functionality performs equally well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

The majority of File Managers include all of the actions that one can perform over a file or folder at the top of the web page. We believe the latter isn’t user–friendly enough. With the File Manager, you can get all of the file control options any time you right–click a file or folder. This approach is also valid for different files/folders.

It is easy to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you choose with simply a mouse–click.

On account of the built in archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager enables you to manage enormous files without having to use FTP. You can easily reduce the size of a directory into a small size by clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the items in an archived folder by using the Extract button. Whenever compressing a directory as well as a group of files, it will be easy to decide on the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) along with the name of the archive file.

From the File Manager you can alter your files instantly on the net by making use of any of the built–in software tools. The text editor reveals the files in a plain text formatting, the code editor features syntax accentuating for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor enables you to see your edits while they appear live. Also, all changes that you come up with and keep are going to be shown instantly on the world wide web, so that you can examine them within your Internet browser and return to make further modifications, if unhappy.

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

All the files within your web hosting account are arranged into folders. Each web host has its own primary directory, that employs the file hierarchy that you’ve selected. This way, it is really very easy to handle all of your current hosts from one location without the risk of becoming lost or perplexed.

By standard, you will see each of the hosts placed in a table and if you click once on a given host, you will observe each of the sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking twice, you will visit a webpage which is focused entirely on that host exclusively. An additional way to open the folder pertaining to a certain host and also to use it exclusively, is to use the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The vast majority of web File Managers are slow and tricky to make use of. They supply reduced possibilities and generally aren’t really easy–to–work–with. We hope to improve that with the WebFire Hosting File Manager. It is made to be easy–to–use and to seem like a product you are already well aware of – the File Manager on your computer.

All of its capabilities, the drag’n’drop file upload options, the right–click contextual menus, the built in file editors, etc. are available for 1 purpose – to create maintaining your website(s) more simple.

It is simple to work with a large number of files concurrently employing the multi–selection ability of the WebFire Hosting File Manager. All you should do is simply press the Control key and click on the files or folders you want to select. Should you wish to select a list of files/folders in a row at the same time, click on the first file/folder, press the Shift key and afterwards click on the last file or folder within the collection.

For people with selected the wanted files/folders, you can either drag them to a different location, or use diverse actions to them when using the right–click context menu or the buttons near the top of the file table.

There’s a single prevalent path to safeguard a folder using a security password – by creating an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technically skilled enough, you will have issues carrying it out all by yourself. To generate things simple, we have included an easy–to–navigate password protection interface to the File Manager available inside the Online Control Panel.

To employ the option, just right–click on a directory and pick Password Protection. Following that fill in the username as well as the password that you’ll want to use and then press the button. That’s all. Now the selected directory is going to be concealed by the regular website visitors and will also be available to approved users.