The Xerdec Web Solutions File Manager

The File Manager in your Online Control Panel includes a quick, drag’n’drop functionality that will help you transfer files between your PC and your hosting profile without the need to use an FTP client. You can easily pull data files from your computer and drop them in your Online Control Panel with a click of the mouse using a risk–free SSL connection.

The drag & drop characteristic is incorporated into the Online Control Panel, therefore, you will not need to set up any third party software to take full advantage of it. It also works well on all leading Operating Systems, so all you should do to employ it is sign in to your File Manager.

The vast majority of File Managers list all of the actions you can execute within a file or directory on the top of the page. We feel the latter is just not intuitive enough. With the File Manager, you have access to all file management options any time you right–click a file or directory. This method is also valid for multiple files/folders.

It’s possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you decide on with merely a click of the mouse.

On account of the inbuilt archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager really helps to deal with substantial files without having to use FTP. You’ll be able to pack a directory to a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the contents of an archived folder using the Extract button. Whenever compressing a directory or a collection of files, it is also possible to decide on the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) in addition to the title of the archive file.

We’ve bundled a set of file editors in the Online Control Panel to assist you come up with quick and simple alterations in your files without having to employ third party applications. Inside the File Manager you will find a WYSIWYG editor that will assist you keep an eye on any changes which you come up with instantly, a code editor that has syntax highlighting for your personal .JS or .PHP files, in addition to a plain text editor for more experienced users. Any changes you generate and keep can be demonstrated instantaneously online.

You can access the file editors when using the buttons at the top of the file table and also by right–clicking a given file/folder.

All the files within your cloud hosting account are neatly sorted into folders. Every single host does have its primary folder, which employs the file structure you have defined. Using this method, it is really effortless to manage all of your current hosts from a single place without chance of becoming lost or confused.

By standard, you will notice each of the hosts conveniently indexed in a table and if you mouse–click once on a specific host, you will see the whole set of sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking twice, you are going to go to a page that is focused entirely on that host exclusively. A further way to load the folder associated with a specific host and also to use it solely, is to try using the drop–down menu near the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The Xerdec Web Solutions File Manager is developed in such a way as to make you feel just like using the file explorer on your computer system. It functions an option to drag your files and then to drop them in a desired area and indicates all of the accessible edit options on clicking the right computer mouse button. Also, the tool contains an in–built file preview option and various file editors enabling you to modify your files right away straight from your Online Control Panel.

Furthermore, we’ve integrated a group of file management posts and how–to video tutorials to help you fairly quickly find out how to work with the tool.

It’s easy to work with a lot of files simultaneously making use of the multi–selection capability of the Xerdec Web Solutions File Manager. All you should do is press the Control key and click on the files or folders that you’d like to choose. If you want to select a list of files/folders in a row at once, click the first file/folder, click the Shift key and afterwards click on the last file or folder inside the selection.

For those who have chosen the desired files/folders, you may either drag them to a specific location, or apply a variety of actions to them making use of right–click context menu as well as the buttons near the top of the file table.

Password protection is the perfect solution to control the access to a specific section of your web site you do not need to be noticeable to every one. For example, this can be a safe and secure members’ area or, perhaps an area with copyrighted data that you would like only particular customers to access.

From your File Manager you can password–secure your site as well as a certain directory within it with just a mouse–click. Just right–click a directory, select Password Protection and specify the login name as well as security password. There’s no need to deal with .htaccess files or to make any additional configurations. From now on, only the visitors which have your login name and security password will be able to gain access to your website.