The CSSHostingLab File Manager

Moving data files between your desktop machine and any of your sites is right now quick and easy, thanks to the drag’n’drop feature offered by the File Manager. You can pull files from your desktop computer or notebook and drop them in your Site Control Panel through a secure SSL communication. That’s all. It usually takes just a few seconds to upload a data file and a little bit longer for bigger files and folders.

You do not have to install any third–party software package or browser add–ons. The drag’n’drop capability included in the File Manager works just as well on all leading operating systems.

On account of the right–click menus that we have integrated in the File Manager, you’ll be able to revise all of your files easier than ever. Just click on a file or folder and through the pop–up panel, decide on the actions that you want. It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any selected file. If you click a folder, additionally, you’ll see the option to generate a completely new sub–folder or file inside.

If you choose many different files or folders, it is easy to apply the exact same procedures for all of them concurrently.

In contrast to a large number of file management interfaces and FTP clients, the CSSHostingLab Site Control Panel features a solution to archive/unarchive files much faster. It is easy–to–work–with. To have a directory shrunk into a lightweight size, just pick it and click on the Compress button. To unwrap the contents of an archived folder within your account, choose it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager supports a variety of file extensions, such as .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

We’ve included a couple of file editors inside the Site Control Panel to guide you come up with quick and easy transformations in your files without the need to make use of third party software. Within the File Manager there is also a WYSIWYG editor that can help you check all the current changes which you create in real time, a code editor that has syntax emphasizing for your .JS or .PHP files, and also a plain text editor for more expert users. Any changes which you make and save will be demonstrated straight away on the web.

You can access the file editors making use of the buttons at the top of the file table or by right–clicking any file/folder.

When you’re working with a multitude of sites at the same time, it is highly recommendable for you to have everything arranged. With many other File Managers, editing several websites inside the exact same hosting account can be very tricky. With our File Manager, you’ll find that it is actually pretty easy. Every single web site does have its own folder, which you’ll instantly recognize, including all of the files associated with the specified site are placed there.

And then to make everything so much easier, we have a drop–down navigation from where you can quickly pick on which host you intend to work inside the File Manager. Our clever system will lead you there in no time.

Dealing with your files is natural and simple with the CSSHostingLab Site Control Panel. You’ll have a file managing environment that’s not far from your desktop computer’s file explorer. You’re able to drag & drop files and manage all of them with a right mouse–click. When using the included preview option, you can see pictures exactly like they will show up on the Internet, and through the in–built file editors you can easily make transformations for your files instantly.

If you need assistance managing your files, you can actually consult the huge variety of posts and how–to video lessons, that you can get with just a mouse–click.

Using the CSSHostingLab File Manager, it is easy to pick out different files or directories like you do on your own computer. Simply keep pressed the Control (Command for Apple’s Mac OS) key and then click the wanted files/folders. If you’d like, to select lots of files/folders at once, click on one file/folder, hold down the Shift key and click on any other file or folder.

After you have picked the whole set of files that you need, it is possible to drag them into a distinct directory, or take advantage of the right–click contextual menu to find out a list of the available features.

There’s a single common way to shield a folder using a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technically qualified enough, you’ll have difficulties doing the work without any help. For making things easy for you, we have added an easy–to–use password protection user interface to the File Manager available within the Site Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a folder and pick Password Protection. Then fill in the login name plus the pass word that you’d like to implement and then press the button. That’s it. Now the selected directory is concealed by the regular website visitors and will also be accessible just to approved visitors.