The NaplesNerds File Manager

Posting files with an FTP tool is an obsolete and quite an insecure method for switching data files from your PC to a web hosting server. This is why, we have integrated drag’n’drop file upload support in the File Manager. Just drag the files that you want to upload from your PC into your browser and they will begin to publish in your website hosting profile through a safe SSL communication.

You do not have to deploy any extra computer software, browser plug–ins or programs. The drag & drop function performs just as well on Windows, Linux and Mac.

We’ve given our best to make the File Manager as easy–to–use as it can be, so you’ll be able to make changes to your files. Apart from the normal command bar near the top of the web page, we have in addition put in right–click context menus with all the current simple file administration choices. Just click on a file or directory and pick the action that you like through the collection that will appear.

You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you decide with only a mouse–click. When you click a directory, it’s also possible to create a brand new directory or file within it.

The right–click choices are available as well any time you pick many different files or folders at once.

Not like a large number of file management interfaces as well as FTP clients, the NaplesNerds Web Control Panel features a solution to archive/unarchive files much more speedily. It is really straightforward. To have a folder shrunk into a small size, simply select it and click on the Compress button. To open the items in an archived folder inside your cloud hosting account, choose it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager supports a wide range of file extensions, which include .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

With the File Manager it is possible to revise your files directly on the net by making use of some of the built in software tools. The text editor reveals the files in a plain text formatting, the code editor has syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor enables you to view your modifications while they appear online. Furthermore, all changes you make and save are going to be demonstrated instantaneously on the net, so it’s possible to review them in your own Internet browser and go back to make further modifications, if unsatisfied.

It is not necessary to download your files, to change them in your machine and to re–upload them into your hosting account. All the editors are found using the buttons at the top of the file table or from your right–click contextual menus.

Each of the files inside your website hosting account are neatly sorted into directories. Each host features its own primary directory, that employs the file structure that you’ve created. By doing this, it is very easy to manage all of your hosts in one location without chance of becoming lost or confused.

By standard, you will see each of the hosts conveniently indexed in a table and when you click once over a specific host, you will observe each of the sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking twice, you will visit a webpage that’s focused on that host exclusively. A different way to open the folder pertaining to a certain host and also to use it solely, is by using the drop–down menu near the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The NaplesNerds File Manager has been developed in such a way as to help you feel similarly to handling the file explorer on your personal computer. It provides a possibility to drag your files and to drop them in a desired area and shows all the obtainable modification alternatives upon clicking the right mouse button. In addition, the tool boasts an internal file preview option as well as other file editors that will assist you revise your files quickly straight from your Web Control Panel.

Also, we’ve provided a set of file management posts and how–to video tutorials to help you out quickly find out how to make use of the tool.

The File Manager will help you save a plenty of time when you use different files. You’re able to choose multiple files at a time and apply a desired action for them exactly like you do with your desktop machine or notebook. To pick arbitrary files at once, simply click the Control key, and to select a collection of nearby files, use the Shift key. It is that easy.

Once you’ve chosen the files, you can at once transfer them to an additional place making use of the drag & drop option. With the help of the right–click context menu and also the buttons above the file table, you’ll be able to apply a variety of other actions – you’ll be able to copy, rename, delete, download and modify your files, transform file permissions, etc.

There is a single common technique to safeguard a folder with a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you are not technically competent enough, you’ll have difficulties doing the work on your own. To generate things simple, we have added a convenient password protection interface to the File Manager available within the Web Control Panel.

To make use of this option, simply right–click on a folder and select Password Protection. After that submit the login name and the password that you like to make use of and then press the button. That’s it. The selected directory is hidden by the general pubic and will also be accessible to authorized users.