The Lunahostia.com File Manager

Transferring files between your desktop machine and any of your websites is right now quick and simple, because of the drag & drop feature available from the File Manager. You can easily drag data files from your notebook or computer and drop them in the Site Control Panel over a secure SSL connection. That’s it. It will take just a few seconds to publish a file and slightly longer for the larger files and directories.

It is not necessary to set up any third–party software package or Internet browser addons. The drag–and–drop feature built into the File Manager works just as well on all major OS’s.

The majority of File Managers list all of the actions that one can carry out with a file or directory at the top of the web page. We feel this isn’t intuitive enough. Thanks to the File Manager, you can get all of the file administration options at the time you right–click a file or folder. This approach is also valid for different files/folders.

You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you select with just a click of the mouse.

Because of the built–in archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager really helps to make use of enormous files without the need to use FTP. It’s possible to shrink a directory into a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the items in an archived directory by using the Extract button. When compressing a directory as well as a list of files, it is also possible to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) along with the name of the archive file.

We’ve integrated a pair of file editors inside the Site Control Panel so you’re able to create easy and quick corrections to your files without having to use any third–party software applications. Within the File Manager you will find a WYSIWYG editor that can assist you check any changes you generate live, a code editor that boasts syntax emphasizing for your personal .JS or .PHP files, and also a plain text editor for more expert users. All the changes which you generate and save can be demonstrated straight away 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 any file/folder.

All the files within your website hosting account are neatly organized into directories. Every host features its own main directory, that uses the file structure which you have created. This way, it is really effortless to manage all of your current hosts from a single place without probability of becoming lost or confused.

By standard, you will see all of the hosts conveniently contained in a table and if you mouse–click once over a given host, you will see the whole set of sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking twice, you are going to visit a page which is focused entirely on that host only. One other way to load the folder pertaining to a specific host and also to work with it exclusively, is using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

Managing your files is instinctive and effortless making use of Lunahostia.com Site Control Panel. You will get a file control setting that’s not far from your personal computer’s file explorer. You’re able to drag and drop files and deal with them with a right mouse–click. When using the built–in review solution, you can see photos exactly like they will appear online, and through the included file editors you can easily make corrections to your files right away.

If you want assistance taking care of your files, you can easily consult the massive number of articles and how–to instructional videos, that you can find with just a click of the mouse.

You’ll be able to work with a lot of files concurrently while using the multi–selection capability of the Lunahostia.com File Manager. Everything you need to do is actually hold down the Control key and click on the files or folders which you want to select. If you would like pick a number of files/folders in a row at the same time, click the first file/folder, press the Shift key and afterwards choose the final file or folder within the group.

For people with selected the required files/folders, you may either drag them to a specific spot, or implement a variety of actions to them when using the right–click context menu or the buttons near the top of the file table.

There’s a single prevalent technique to safeguard a directory with a password – by creating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technologically experienced enough, you will have trouble doing it by yourself. To help make things easy for you, we have added an easy–to–navigate password protection interface to the File Manager obtainable within the Site Control Panel.

To make use of the option, just right–click on a folder and select Password Protection. Then fill in the username as well as the pass word that you want to make use of and press the button. That’s it. The picked folder is going to be hidden from the regular website visitors and will be available only to previously approved account holders.