The XL Technologies File Manager

The File Manager in your Web Site Control Panel features a quick, drag–and–drop capability that will assist you to transfer data files between your computer and your website hosting profile without having to apply an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You can pull data files from your personal computer and drop them in your Web Site Control Panel with a click of the mouse using a risk–free SSL connection.

The drag–and–drop function is included in the Web Site Control Panel, therefore, you do not need to deploy any third–party software pack to apply it. It also works well on all major Operating Systems, so all you need to do to employ it is sign in to your File Manager.

On account of the right–click menus that we have included in the File Manager, you will be able to modify your files incredibly easy. Just click on a file or folder and from the panel that will appear, pick the actions that you want. You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any picked file. When you click on a folder, furthermore, you will see the option to generate a completely new sub–folder or file inside.

If you choose many different files or directories, you are able to use the exact same measures to all of them simultaneously.

The File Manager features an integrated archive/unarchive option that will help you add substantial archives and then extract them in your account in the blink of an eye. The moment compressing a file or folder, you are able to select the name of the archive that is to be created along with its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. At the same time, you’ll be able to archive existing files or folders with a mouse–click.

The archive/unarchive alternative available from the File Manager will allow you to handle massive files right from your Web Site Control Panel. No reason to start using any third party software for example an FTP client so as to upload a substantial file onto your account or download any archive to your desktop.

With the File Manager it is possible to alter your files instantly online applying the built–in tools. The text editor reveals the files with a plain text format, the code editor provides syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor lets you to see all the changes while they show up live. Furthermore, all changes that you create and keep will be demonstrated immediately on the world wide web, so that you can examine them within your browser and return to generate more changes, if you are not happy with the result.

It is not necessary to download your files, to modify them on your machine and then to re–upload them back in your hosting account. All the editors are found via the buttons at the top of the file table or from the right–click contextual menus.

The File Manager lists all files and folders in a simple to implement alphabetical arrangement. All the files pertaining to the different hosts are structured inside different directories which are referred to as following their respective domain names, which enables you to instantly acknowledge them. This is really useful when you are controlling a lot of web sites concurrently. There isn’t any probability to stray or to feel really bewildered among the great number of data files and folders with your account.

To get into the files under a specified host, just choose it in the drop–down navigation near the top of the file table. Alternatively, it is possible to double–click on its directory and you’ll be easily taken to a table showing its files exclusively.

The XL Technologies File Manager was created in such a way as to make you feel just like employing the file explorer on your personal computer. It is provided with a solution to drag your files and then to drop them in a desired location and indicates all of the available edit opportunities upon clicking the right computer mouse button. In addition, the tool comes with a built in file preview option as well as other file editors that can help you edit your files in real time straight from your Web Site Control Panel.

Also, we’ve enclosed a collection of file management posts and how–to video tutorials to guide you rather quickly find out how to work with the tool.

XL Technologies’s File Manager can help you save lots of time when working with numerous files. You can easily select many different files at any given time and use a desired activity to them just like you do in your own computer. To select random files at once, just keep pressed the Control key, and to select a number of adjacent files, use the Shift key. It is that easy.

Once you have selected the files, you can at once transfer them to a different place thanks to the drag & drop option. By means of the right–click context menu and also the buttons above the file table, you can actually apply a number of other activities – it is possible to copy, rename, delete, download and change your files, change file permissions, etcetera.

If you’d like to password–protect a directory in your web site, you need to set up an .htaccess file manually. Having said that, this generally is time–demanding and sophisticated if you are not an expert in Linux web hosting. Using the File Manager, you can create a password–secured directory and conceal all its items from the visitors with a number of mouse–clicks.

Everything you need to execute is right–click a folder, select Password Protection after which click on the Add option. Then just identify a user name together with a pass word. No extra setup is necessary and there is no reason to address an .htaccess file. Our system will handle every little thing on your behalf.