With the Howard ITech Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel, you will gain access to our feature–rich File Manager. It’ll help you to promptly control all of your web sites without having to turn to an FTP client. You can publish files through a risk–free connection by pulling them into the web browser. Furthermore, you can promptly archive and unarchive files and directories, set up password–protected areas, change data file permissions and a lot more. Check out the features contained in our File Manager.
Drag ’n’ drop file upload options
Transfer data files to your web sites effortlessly
The File Manager in your Web Hosting Control Panel features a fast, drag–and–drop functionality that will assist you to move files between your personal computer and your website hosting profile without the need to work with an FTP client. You can easily pull data files from your computer and drop them in your Web Hosting Control Panel with a mouse–click using a protected SSL connection.
The drag’n’drop characteristic is incorporated into the Web Hosting Control Panel, which means you will not need to mount any third–party software to apply it. It also works well on all leading Operating Systems, so all you have to do to apply it is sign in to your File Manager.
Right–click context menus
View all the available file management options with merely a click of the mouse
Due to the right–click menus we’ve included on the File Manager, you are able to manage your files in a time and effort saving manner. Click on a file or folder and from the panel which will pop up, choose the actions that you like. You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete virtually any picked file. Should you click on a folder, additionally, you will see the option to establish a different sub–folder or file within it.
Whenever you select multiple files or directories, it is easy to use identical procedures for all of them concurrently.
Archive/Unarchive files
Archive or extract archive files within seconds
As opposed to nearly all file management user interfaces as well as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the Howard ITech Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel has a solution to archive/unarchive files much faster. It is user–friendly. To have a folder shrunk into a compact size, simply pick it and then click the Compress button. To open the contents of an archived folder within your website hosting account, pick it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager supports various file extensions, including .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.
Online file editors
Modify files directly from your Web Hosting Control Panel
From your File Manager you can easily modify your files directly on the Internet working with some of the internal tools. The text editor shows the files in a plain text file format, the code editor features syntax highlighting for your .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor makes it possible to view your edits while they appear online. Any changes that you generate and keep will be demonstrated at once on the world wide web, allowing you to review them in your Internet browser and go back to make more edits, in case you are not happy with the result.
There is no need to download any files whatsoever, to change them on your personal computer and to re–upload them back into your account. All the editors are found through the buttons at the top of the file table or from your right–click context menus.
A logical folder structure
All your files sorted inside a convenient–to–use approach
When you’re working with a great number of sites concurrently, it is highly recommendable for you to have every little thing sorted. With some other File Managers, revising a large number of websites within the exact same web hosting account can be quite tricky. With the File Manager, you will see that it is actually pretty simple. Every website does have its own directory, that you can quickly acknowledge, and all of the files pertaining to the specific website are located there.
And also to make things even easier, you will find there’s a drop–down navigation from which it’s easy to choose on exactly which host you want to work inside the File Manager. Our clever system will lead you there in seconds.
A user–friendly interface
A File Manager made for real people
Managing all of your files is user–friendly and convenient while using the Howard ITech Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel. You will have a file management environment which is not far from your desktop PC’s file explorer. You’re able to drag & drop files and deal with them with a right mouse–click. Using the integrated review solution, you can observe visuals exactly like they will be on the Internet, and through the built–in file editors you could make adjustments to your files quickly.
If you would like help maintaining your files, you are able to make reference to the large assortment of articles and how–to training videos, which you could get with simply a mouse–click.
Work with multiple files
Change numerous files at the same time
Our File Manager will help you save lots of time when making use of different files. You can choose many different files at any given time and apply a pre–selected activity to them like you do in your desktop computer or laptop. To pick random files simultaneously, simply press the Control key, and to select a collection of adjacent files, use the Shift key. It is that easy.
Once you’ve selected the files, you can instantly transfer them to a different location when using the drag–and–drop option. By making use of the right–click context menu and also the buttons on top of the file table, you’ll be able to apply a number of other activities – you’ll be able to copy, rename, delete, download and revise your files, adjust file permissions, etc.
Quick & simple password protection options
The ultimate way to shield your data
There is a single common route to safeguard a folder with a pass word – by creating an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technologically competent sufficiently, you will have difficulties doing the work by yourself. To help with making things simple for you, we’ve integrated an easy–to–use password protection user interface to the File Manager accessible inside the Web Hosting Control Panel.
To use the option, just right–click on a directory and pick Password Protection. After that decide on the username plus the pass word which you want to implement and then click on the button. That’s it. Now the particular directory is going to be hidden from the standard users and will be available just to previously approved users.