Using the Hosting Box Web Control Panel, you will have access to our feature–rich File Manager. It will help you to speedily take care of all of your webpages without having to turn to an FTP software. You could publish data files over a secure connection by simply dragging them into the web browser. Also, you could easily archive and unarchive files and directories, create password–protected areas, adjust data file permissions and so much more. Browse through the attributes integrated into our File Manager.
Drag–and–drop file uploads
Upload data files without difficulty
Moving files between your desktop machine and any of your sites is right now quick and easy, thanks to the drag’n’drop option offered by the File Manager. You can pull files from your desktop computer or laptop and drop them in the Web Control Panel via secure SSL communication. That’s all. It requires just a few seconds to add a file and a bit longer for any larger files and directories.
You don’t need to mount any third–party application or browser plug–ins. The drag & drop capability found in the File Manager operates just as well on all main operating systems.
Right–click context menus
Manage all files with just a click of the mouse
The majority of File Managers list all of the activities you can execute within a file or folder on the top of the page. We think this isn’t intuitive enough. With the File Manager, you have access to all file managing options any time you right–click a file or directory. This option is likewise applicable for a group of files/folders.
You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you choose with merely a mouse–click.
Archive/Unarchive files
Archive or extract archive files within seconds
Unlike the majority of file management interfaces as well as FTP clients, the Hosting Box Web Control Panel features a solution to archive/unarchive files faster. It is easy–to–work–with. To have a directory shrunk to a small size, simply pick it and then click the Compress button. To unwrap the items in an archived folder in your account, select it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager supports many file extensions, just like .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.
Online file editors
The quickest way to adjust your files
Hosting Box’s File Manager makes it possible for you to modify your files directly on the hosting server with no need to download, modify and re–upload them. You can actually modify your files directly on the net, using our built in editors. We provide you with a code editor having syntax highlighting for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, and then a standard text editor for the more experienced users.
You have access to every file editor through the right–click contextual menus. All of the changes made to the files are shown right away online – it is possible to directly examine them in the web browser.
A logical folder structure
All of your files sorted out inside a convenient–to–use manner
When you’re in charge of a bunch of websites simultaneously, it’s crucial that you have everything sorted out. With some other File Managers, editing a lot of web sites within the exact same website hosting account is quite challenging. Using our File Manager, you will find that it is actually rather easy. Every single web site does have its own folder, that you’ll quickly identify, and all the files pertaining to the specified site can be found there.
And to make things even easier, we have a drop–down navigation from where you can quickly select on which web host you intend to work in the File Manager. Our smart system will take you there within seconds.
A user–friendly interface
Control your files with a click
The Hosting Box File Manager has been designed in such a manner to make you feel like using the services of the file explorer on your PC. It features a way to drag your files and to drop them in a desired location and indicates all of the accessible modification opportunities upon clicking the right mouse button. Additionally, the tool includes an inbuilt file preview solution and various file editors to help you out modify your files right away directly from your Web Control Panel.
In addition, we’ve listed a group of file management posts and how–to training videos to enable you rather quickly find out how to make use of the tool.
Work with multiple files
Modify numerous files concurrently
With the Hosting Box File Manager, you’re able to select multiple files or folders precisely like you do on your desktop computer or laptop. Simply hold down the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and click on the desired files/folders. Or, to choose a large amount of files/folders at the same time, click one file/folder, hold down the Shift key and click on any file or folder.
Having once chosen all of the files that you want to, it is possible to drag them to a distinct directory, or make use of the right–click context menu to view a listing of the available features.
Quick & simple password protection options
The easiest method to protect your information
In order to password–protect a directory on your web site, you will have to set up an .htaccess file by yourself. Having said that, this is time–consuming and sophisticated if you aren’t well–experienced in Linux hosting. When using the File Manager, you may create a password–protected folder and hide its contents from the standard users with just a number of mouse–clicks.
What you need to execute is right–click a directory, opt for Password Protection after which click on the Add option. Then just indicate a username along with a password. No supplemental configuration is required and there’s no need to deal with an .htaccess file. Our platform will handle every little thing on your behalf.
