The LivingstoneIT Hosting File Manager

Transferring data files between your personal computer and any of your webpages is right now quick and simple, because of the drag–and–drop option offered by the File Manager. You can pull files from your PC and drop them in the Web Hosting Control Panel via secure SSL communication. That’s all. It will take just a few seconds to publish a data file and slightly longer for bigger files and folders.

There’s no need to mount any third party software package or Internet browser addons. The drag–and–drop feature found in the File Manager operates equally well on all popular OS’s.

We have tried to make File Manager as user–friendly as possible, so you’re able to generate modifications to your files. In addition to the standard control bar towards the top of the page, we have additionally added right–click contextual menus with all the common file administration options. Just click on a file or folder and pick the activity you want from the list which will appear.

You are able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you choose with a click of the mouse. If you click a directory, you can also set up a completely new folder or file in it.

The right–click option is also available when you pick multiple files or folders at the same time.

Compared with a large number of file management interfaces as well as FTP clients, the LivingstoneIT Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel has an option to archive/unarchive files much faster. It is well–designed. To get a directory reduced to a compact size, all you need to do is choose it and then click the Compress button. To open the belongings of an archived directory within your account, choose it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager supports various file extensions, just like .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

From your File Manager it is possible to edit your files instantly on the net when using some of the in–built software tools. The text editor displays the files in a plain text format, the code editor provides syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor lets you to see all the modifications as they show up online. All the changes that you create and save can be reflected right away on the world wide web, allowing you to examine them with your browser and get back to make extra edits, in case you are not satisfied with the result.

There is no need to download your files, to change them on your PC and then to re–upload them back to your cloud hosting account. Each of the editors are accessible through the buttons at the top of the file table or through the right–click context menus.

Each of the files in your web hosting account are structured into directories. Each web host features its own main directory, which employs the file structure which you have created. By doing this, it is not difficult to control all your hosts in one location without any risk of becoming lost or perplexed.

By standard, you will notice all the hosts conveniently contained in a table and if you mouse–click once on a specific host, you will observe each of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking on two times, you will visit a page that’s focused entirely on that host alone. One other way to open the folder related to a given host and to use it solely, is using the drop–down menu near the top of the main File Manager file table.

Managing all of your files is intuitive and quick when using the LivingstoneIT Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel. You will experience a file management environment that is very close to your desktop PC’s file explorer. You’re able to drag & drop files and control them with a right mouse–click. Thanks to the included review solution, you can observe pictures the same as they will show up online, and via the provided file editors you can make changes for your files immediately.

If you want support taking care of your files, you are able to consult the enormous number of articles and how–to video tutorials, which you can get using a mouse–click.

Using the LivingstoneIT Hosting File Manager, you can actually pick many different files or directories exactly like you do on your desktop machine or laptop. Just keep pressed the Control (Command for Mac) key and click on the required files/folders. If you would like, to pick a large amount of files/folders simultaneously, just click a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any other file or folder.

When you have chosen all the files that you’ll require, it is easy to drag them to a distinct directory, or use the right–click contextual menu to view a list of the available features.

If you would like to password–protect a directory within your site, you will have to configure an .htaccess file by hand. However, this generally is time–absorbing and sophisticated if you are not a professional in hosting. Using our File Manager, you can make a password–secured directory and conceal its items from the visitors with only a couple of mouse–clicks.

All you need to execute is right–click a folder, select Password Protection and after that pick the Add option. After that just specify a login name together with a pass word. No extra setup is necessary and there is no need to contend with an .htaccess file. Our system will take care of every thing on your behalf.