The Matrix Hosting File Manager

The File Manager in your Online Control Panel features a rapid, drag–and–drop functionality that will assist you to transfer data files between your PC and your web hosting profile without needing to work with an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You can pull files from your personal computer and drop them in your Online Control Panel with a click of the mouse using a protected SSL connection.

The drag & drop function is built–into the Online Control Panel, which means you don’t have to deploy any third–party software pack to take full advantage of it. It also works well on all major Os’s, so all you have to do to use it is sign in to your File Manager.

On account of the right–click menus we’ve put into the File Manager, it is possible to revise your files in a time and effort saving manner. Click on a file or folder and with the panel which will appear, decide on the actions that you like. You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete virtually any selected file. When you click a folder, you can also view the option to create a brand new sub–folder or file inside.

If you select numerous files or directories, you are able to use the exact same measures to all of them simultaneously.

The File Manager is designed with an inbuilt archive/unarchive option that can help you submit massive archives and extract them into your cloud hosting account blazingly fast. When compressing a file or folder, you are able to select the name for the archive which is to be created as well as its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. At the same time, it is possible to compress active folders or files with a mouse–click.

The archive/unarchive alternative provided by the File Manager means you can work with large files directly from your Online Control Panel. You don’t have to employ any third–party software for instance an FTP client in order to upload a substantial file in your web hosting account or download any kind of archive to your desktop.

Through the File Manager it is possible to revise your files instantly online making use of many of the internal tools. The text editor reveals the files in a plain text format, the code editor has syntax highlighting for your personal .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor really helps you to see your edits when they appear live. Any changes you make and save will be displayed straight away on the world wide web, allowing you to preview them in your browser and get back to make further changes, if unhappy.

You don’t have to download your files, to modify them with your personal computer and then to re–upload them back in your website hosting account. All the editors are found using the buttons at the top of the file table or from your right–click contextual menus.

All the files inside your hosting account are neatly organized into directories. Every host features its own primary folder, which follows the file structure that you have created. By doing this, it is really effortless to manage all of your hosts from a single place without the risk of getting lost or perplexed.

By default, you will see each of the hosts listed in a table and if you mouse–click once over a given host, you will observe the whole set of sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking two times, you are going to visit a webpage which is devoted to that host only. A different way to load the folder pertaining to a certain host and also to work with it solely, is using the drop–down menu near the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The majority of web File Managers are slow and hard to apply. They feature reduced options and certainly are not really easy–to–work–with. We strive to change that with the Matrix Hosting File Manager. It is made to be intuitive and also to appear to be a product you know – the File Manager on your personal computer system.

All its capabilities, the drag–and–drop file upload options, the right–click contextual menus, the inbuilt file editors, etcetera exist for just one reason – to create handling your website(s) much simpler.

When using the Matrix Hosting File Manager, you are able to select numerous files or folders like you do on your desktop machine or laptop. Simply keep pressed the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and click on the desired files/folders. In case you would like, to select lots of files/folders simultaneously, simply click one file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any other file or folder.

When you have chosen all of the files that you want to, you are able to drag them to a different directory, or make use of the right–click contextual menu to find out a list of the available actions.

There’s a single standard way for you to secure a folder using a security password – by generating an .htaccess file. If, however, you are not technically experienced enough, you’ll have difficulty doing the work all on your own. To generate things simple for you, we’ve designed a simple to use password protection interface to the File Manager available inside the Online Control Panel.

To make use of this option, simply right–click on a folder and select Password Protection. After that set the login name and the password that you like to make use of and then press the button. That’s all. The chosen folder is going to be undetectable from the regular website visitors and will be available only to previously approved users.