All hosting accounts are handled from a Control Panel and whatever the brand of the latter, there is always a File Manager tool, which allows you to look at the files that you have uploaded in the web hosting account and to complete basic operations with them, such as moving, copying or deleting. Depending on the specific tool, there could be more complex features also, like control over permissions and archives. Certain Control Panels are simpler to use than others and so are their File Manager sections. As that's the primary tool that you will use to manage your files, it is essential to check in advance what options it comes with and if it shall appeal to you, because a hard-to-use File Manager may be a burden and can make managing your presence online more challenging.
File Manager in Website Hosting
The feature-rich File Manager that comes with our website hosting plans will make handling your content as easy as handling files on your desktop computer or notebook. You'll be able to drag-and-drop files and folders not just in the account, but also straight from your computer, so you'll no longer require an FTP client to upload information. What is more, the folder structure will be preserved, so files from different folders shall not get mixed. You may also use right-click context menus and access various functions. You shall be able to set up and extract archives, to create password-protected areas plus much more. If you would like to edit files, you could do that using several different editors - a plain text editor, a code editor and a WYSIWYG editor, so you can choose the one which you need and feel most comfy working with.
File Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Our sophisticated, though easy-to-work with File Manager provides you with 100 % control over your content and you'll not have any issues handling the folders and files that you set up or upload to your semi-dedicated server account, even if you have never used a hosting service before. The options it is supplying are no more than a few mouse clicks away, even the more complex ones including setting up a password-protected folder, setting up or unpacking an archive, changing UNIX permissions or opening a file inside a plain text or an HTML editor. From right-click context menus, you will feel as if you’re working on your own computer system. Additionally, the File Manager supports dragging-and-dropping of files and whole folders - both inside the account and from your computer. With the latter alternative, you can easily upload content directly, which removes the need for an FTP client.