The Host Volcano File Manager

The File Manager in your Site Control Panel features a swift, drag–and–drop feature that can help you move data files between your PC and your website hosting account without having to apply an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You can pull files from your personal computer and drop them in your Site Control Panel with a click of the mouse by using a protected SSL connection.

The drag & drop functionality is integrated into the Site Control Panel, which means you don’t have to deploy any third party application to use it. It also works well on all leading Os’s, so all you need to do to employ it is log into your File Manager.

Most File Managers specify all of the activities which you can perform on a file or directory at the top of the web page. We think that this is not intuitive enough. Using the File Manager, you can access all file management options at the time you right–click a file or directory. This option is also valid for a lot of files/folders.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you decide with only a click of the mouse.

In contrast to a large number of file management interfaces as well as FTP clients, the Host Volcano Site Control Panel provides a solution to archive/unarchive files faster. It is really convenient–to–use. To get a directory shrunk into a compact size, all you need to do is select it and then click the Compress button. To open up the belongings of an archived directory inside your web hosting account, pick it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager uses several different file extensions, including .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

Host Volcano’s File Manager helps to change your files entirely on the server never having to download, transform after which re–upload them. You’ll be able to adjust your files instantly on the Internet, by making use of Host Volcano’s built in editors. Our company offers a code editor equipped with syntax emphasizing for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, along with a standard text editor for the more expert users.

You can access every single file editor using the right–click context menus. All of the alterations produced to the files will appear immediately online – you are able to directly preview them inside your web browser.

When you’re handling a lot of web sites simultaneously, it’s vital that you have every little thing sorted out. With other File Managers, revising a variety of websites inside the exact same hosting account could be very difficult. Using our File Manager, you’ll find that it’s in fact rather easy. Every single website features its own folder, that you can immediately acknowledge, and all of the files related to the given website are located there.

And then to make everything so much easier, we have a drop–down menu from which it’s easy to select on exactly which host you intend to work in the File Manager. Our clever system will lead you there in seconds.

The Host Volcano File Manager was created in such a manner to make you feel just like employing the file explorer on your PC. It provides a way to drag your files and then to drop them in a preferred location and displays all of the available edit opportunities on clicking the right mouse button. At the same time, the tool has an internal file preview option and various file editors that can help you edit your files live from your Site Control Panel.

Also, we’ve enclosed a collection of file management articles and how–to educational videos to help you out rather quickly learn how to make use of the tool.

Using the Host Volcano File Manager, you can select numerous files or folders precisely like you do on your personal computer. Just keep pressed the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and click on the wanted files/folders. Or, to select lots of files/folders at the same time, click on one file/folder, press the Shift key and click on any file or folder.

When you have chosen all of the files that you require, it’s possible to drag them into a specified folder, or take advantage of the right–click context menu to view a summary of the accessible actions.

There is a single typical way for you to guard a folder using a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. In case, however, you’re not technically qualified sufficiently, you’ll have difficulty doing the work all on your own. To generate things simple, we have added a user–friendly password protection user interface to the File Manager available inside the Site Control Panel.

To employ the option, just right–click on a folder and select Password Protection. Then decide on the user name plus the security password that you want to implement and then press the button. That’s it. Now the selected folder is concealed by the standard users and will also be available to approved users.