The Virtual Gal Friday Web Hosting File Manager

Posting files with an FTP client is an obsolete and really insecure method for transporting data files from your personal computer to a hosting server. That’s why, we have integrated drag’n’drop file upload support in the File Manager. Just pull the data files that you want to publish from your PC into your Internet browser and they’ll begin to upload in your website hosting profile over a safe SSL connection.

You don’t need to mount any extra software package, web browser extensions or apps. The drag & drop function works just as well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

We’ve given our best to make File Manager as intuitive as possible, so you are able to make modifications to your files. Apart from the common command bar at the top of the page, we have now additionally introduced right–click context menus with the general file management possibilities. Click on a file or directory and select the action that you want from the list that will show up.

You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you select with only a mouse–click. When you click a directory, also you can establish a different directory or file inside it.

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

The File Manager is equipped with an inbuilt archive/unarchive solution that can help you add enormous archives and extract them into your website hosting account in the blink of an eye. Any time compressing a file or folder, it’s possible to decide on the name of the archive that will be created plus its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. Furthermore, you will be able to compress already present folders or files with merely a mouse–click.

The archive/unarchive alternative provided by the File Manager enables you to work with substantial files right from your Web Hosting Control Panel. You don’t have to apply any third party software like an FTP client in order to upload a large file onto your web hosting account or to download any kind of archive to your desktop.

Our File Manager allows you to manage your files entirely on the web server without having to download, modify after which re–upload them. It’s possible to customize your files instantly on the Internet, working with our inbuilt editors. You will find a code editor having syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, as well as a regular text editor for the more skilled users.

You have access to every file editor with the right–click contextual menus. All of the corrections produced to the files are demonstrated straight away online – you can directly examine them in the web browser.

Each of the files inside your cloud hosting account are separated into folders. Each and every web host does have its main folder, which follows the file structure which you have selected. By doing this, it is really effortless to manage all of your hosts in one place with no chance of getting lost or confused.

By default, you will notice each of the hosts listed in a table and when you mouse–click once over a given host, you’ll see all of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking on twice, you are going to visit a webpage that’s dedicated to that host alone. An additional way to open the folder associated with a particular host and to use it solely, is to use the drop–down menu towards the top of the main File Manager file table.

Dealing with your files is instinctive and very easy while using the Virtual Gal Friday Web Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel. You’ll enjoy a file administration environment that’s very close to your desktop machine’s file explorer. You can drag & drop files and take care of them with a right click of the mouse. Thanks to the built–in review option, you will see graphics exactly like they will appear on the Internet, and via the built in file editors you could make adjusts for your files instantly.

Any time you need support managing your files, it is possible to make reference to the enormous assortment of posts and how–to educational videos, that you can find with only a click of the mouse.

When using the Virtual Gal Friday Web Hosting File Manager, you can easily select a lot of files or folders just like you do on your notebook or computer. Just hold down the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and then click the wanted files/folders. In case you would like, to pick multiple files/folders simultaneously, simply click a single file/folder, press the Shift key and click on any file or folder.

When you have picked all the files that you need, it is possible to drag them into a pre–selected folder, or take advantage of the right–click contextual menu to find out a summary of the available actions.

There’s a single widespread approach to safeguard a directory with a pass word – by creating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you are not technically experienced sufficiently, you will have trouble carrying it out without any help. For making things simple, we’ve added an easy–to–work–with password protection interface to the File Manager accessible inside the Web Hosting Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a directory and select Password Protection. Then fill in the login name and the security password that you would like to work with and then click on the button. That’s it. The chosen directory is hidden by the general pubic and will also be accessible just to previously approved account holders.