The Net For Africa File Manager

The File Manager in your Website Control Panel boasts a rapid, drag’n’drop capability that will allow you to transfer data files between your computer and your website hosting account without having to employ an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. You can easily pull data files from your computer and drop them in your Website Control Panel with a mouse–click by using a safe SSL connection.

The drag & drop feature is integrated into the Website Control Panel, so you don’t need to set up any third party computer software to use it. It will also work on all major Operating Systems, so all you need to do to employ it is sign in to your File Manager.

We have always given our best to make the File Manager as intuitive as it can be, so it is possible to make modifications to your files. Aside from the typical control bar at the top of the webpage, we have also put in right–click contextual menus with the fundamental file managing choices. Simply click on a file or folder and select the activity that you like within the list that will appear.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you select with a click of the mouse. Should you click a directory, you can also generate a completely new directory or file in it.

The right–click choice is conveniently obtainable if you choose many different files or folders simultaneously.

Because of the integrated archive/unarchive option, the File Manager will allow you to manage huge files and not having to use FTP. You’re able to pack a directory into a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or access the items in an archived folder by using the Extract button. When compressing a folder as well as a couple of files, it’s possible to decide on the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the name of the archive file.

Our File Manager will let you edit your files on the hosting server and never have to download, change and re–upload them. You are able to customize your files straight away on the Internet, by making use of our integrated editors. We provide a code editor using syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, and a regular text editor for more competent end users.

You have access to every file editor using the right–click context menus. All corrections produced to the files are reflected automatically online – you’re able to directly examine them inside your Internet browser.

Each of the files in your web hosting account are organized into folders. Each and every host does have its primary directory, that employs the file hierarchy that you’ve created. By doing this, it is really simple to maintain all of your hosts from one location without chance of becoming lost or confused.

By default, you will see all of the hosts placed in a table and if you click once over a specific host, you’ll see all of the sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking two times, you will go to a webpage which is centered on that host exclusively. A further way to load the folder pertaining to a given host and then to work with it exclusively, is using the drop–down menu near the top of the main File Manager file table.

Dealing with all of your files is instinctive and convenient when using the Net For Africa Website Control Panel. You’ll get a file control environment which is not far from your desktop PC’s file explorer. You can drag and drop files and control them with a right click of the mouse. With the in–built review option, you can observe photographs exactly like they will be on the Internet, and throughout the built in file editors you could make adjusts to your files in real time.

If you need support managing your files, you’re able to take a look at the enormous set of articles and how–to video clips, that you can access with simply a mouse–click.

Net For Africa’s File Manager can save you lots of time when working with multiple files. You’re able to select many different files at the same time and apply a desired activity to them precisely like you do in your desktop computer. To choose random files at the same time, just keep pressed the Control key, and to choose a collection of nearby files, press the Shift key. It’s that easy.

After you have picked the files, you’ll be able to instantly move them to a different location thanks to the drag–and–drop option. With the help of the right–click context menu and also the buttons on top of the file table, you are able to apply multiple other activities – you can easily copy, rename, delete, download and modify your files, change file permissions, and so on.

There’s a single widespread route to protect a folder using a security password – by creating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technically experienced enough, you’ll have difficulties carrying it out on your own. To help with making things easy, we’ve added a convenient–to–use password protection interface to the File Manager obtainable in the Website Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a directory and select Password Protection. Following that submit the login name and the password which you want to employ and click on the button. That’s it. The chosen directory is going to be undetectable from the standard users and will also be available only to previously approved account holders.