The Wide Open Host File Manager

Adding files with an FTP client is an obsolete and really insecure way of relocating data files from your laptop or computer to a web hosting server. That’s why, we have integrated drag–and–drop file upload support in the File Manager. Just drag the files that you want to upload from your desktop into your web browser and they will begin to upload in your web hosting profile over a safe SSL communication.

You don’t need to install any additional software pack, browser plug–ins or web apps. The drag & drop functionality works equally well on Windows, Mac or Linux.

On account of the right–click menus that we have put into the File Manager, you’ll be able to alter all of your files in a time and effort saving manner. Just click on a file or folder and through the panel which will pop up, pick the activity you want. You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any chosen file. Should you click on a folder, additionally, you will view the option to generate a completely new sub–folder or file within it.

When you select numerous files or folders, you’ll be able to apply identical procedures for all of them concurrently.

Because of the integrated archive/unarchive option, the File Manager enables you to work with big files without having to use FTP. It is easy to pack a directory to a compact size by simply clicking on the Compress button or access the contents of an archived directory by using the Extract button. Whenever compressing a folder or multiple files, you will be able to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and also the name of one’s archive file.

We have enclosed a set of file editors in the Web Control Panel to help you to generate easy and quick changes in your files and never having to make use of third–party apps. In the File Manager there is also a WYSIWYG editor that can assist you check all the changes which you generate instantly, a code editor that has syntax accentuating for your .JS or .PHP files, in addition to a plain text editor for more competent users. All the changes that you create and keep are going to be demonstrated at once on the web.

You can access the file editors when using the buttons at the top of the file table as well as by right–clicking a selected file/folder.

When you’re handling a couple of sites concurrently, it’s important to have every little thing organized. With some other File Managers, editing a lot of different sites within the same hosting account is extremely tricky. Using our File Manager, you’ll see that it is actually pretty simple. Each web site features its own directory, which you can instantly recognize, and all the files related to the specified website are placed there.

And to make everything so much easier, you will find there’s a drop–down navigation from where you can quickly pick on exactly which web host you wish to work within the File Manager. Our smart system will lead you there in no time.

The majority of web File Managers are slow and very difficult to use. They feature limited functions and are not really user–friendly. We hope to improve that with the Wide Open Host File Manager. It’s meant to be practical and also to resemble something you already know – the File Manager on your personal computer system.

All its capabilities, the drag–and–drop file upload solutions, the right–click contextual menus, the inbuilt file editors, etc. exist for 1 reason – to create controlling your website(s) less of a challenge.

It is simple to make use of a multitude of files simultaneously using the multi–selection ability of the Wide Open Host File Manager. All you should do is just hold down the Control key and then click on the files or directories that you’d like to choose. If you wish to pick a couple of files/folders in a row at once, click on the first file/folder, click the Shift key and then choose the final file or folder within the selection.

When you have picked the desired files/folders, you may either drag them to a distinct spot, or apply a variety of actions to them when using the right–click context menu or the buttons at the top of the file table.

Password protection is the perfect way to limit the a chance to access a selected element of your web site you don’t want to be seen to everyone. For example, this might be a secure members’ spot or a location with copyrighted information that you want only a number of people to access.

With the File Manager you’re able to password–protect your site or maybe a particular directory inside it with just a click of the mouse. Just right–click a folder, pick Password Protection and define your username and then password. There’s no need to handle .htaccess files or to make any other adjustments. In the future, merely the site visitors who have your username and password will access your website.