All web hosting accounts are managed using a Control Panel and whatever the brand of the latter, you can always find a File Manager tool, which lets you look at the files that you've uploaded in the web hosting account and to execute basic operations with them, including moving, copying or deleting. Based on the particular tool, there may be more complex features too, like control over permissions and archives. Several Control Panels are simpler to use than others and so are their File Manager sections. As that is the primary tool you'll employ to handle your files, it is crucial to check in advance what options it comes with and if it shall suit your needs, because a hard-to-use File Manager can be a burden and could make managing your presence online more difficult.
File Manager in Hosting
The File Manager tool, that's part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, will allow you to administer all of the files that you upload to your hosting account with ease. You could move files and entire folders by dragging-and-dropping them inside the account. You can easily upload content in the same manner - select a file/folder on your computer system and drag it to your Internet browser in which the File Manager is loaded. By right-clicking a file or a folder in your account, you can also access context menus with more sophisticated options - you shall be able to set up or to unpack an archive, to set up a password-protected area, to modify the UNIX permissions using a web interface or to edit the content with a variety of editors without ever leaving the CP – a plain text editor, a code editor or an HTML editor. We've also included help articles and video tutorials, you can access right from the File Manager to get more information about its features.
File Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Our sophisticated, although intuitive File Manager offers you 100 % control over your content and you'll not have any challenges managing the folders and files that you set up or upload to your semi-dedicated server account, even if you have never used an Internet hosting service before. The options it's supplying are no more than several clicks away, even the more advanced ones such as setting up a password-protected folder, creating or unpacking an archive, adjusting UNIX permissions or opening a file in a plain text or an HTML editor. Using right-click context menus, you will feel like you’re working on your computer. In addition, the File Manager supports dragging-and-dropping of files and entire folders - both within the account and from your laptop or computer. With the latter alternative, you are able to upload content directly, which eradicates the need for an FTP client.