The Swinford Hosting File Manager

Uploading data files with an FTP tool is an out–of–date and really insecure way for shifting data files from your computer to a web server. This is why, we have integrated drag & drop data file publish support in the File Manager. Simply pull the data files that you want to add from your desktop computer into your web browser and they’ll start to upload in your web hosting account through a safe SSL communication.

You don’t have to mount any extra computer software, web browser extensions or programs. The drag–and–drop functionality performs equally well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

We have aimed to make your File Manager as easy–to–use as feasible, so you’ll be able to generate adjustments to your files. Aside from the standard control bar towards the top of the page, we have now furthermore integrated right–click context menus with all the current common file control choices. Just click on a file or directory and choose the action that you want from the collection that will turn up.

It’s possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you choose with only a click of the mouse. When you click on a folder, it is possible to set up a different directory or file in it.

The right–click option is also available if you pick numerous files or folders at once.

The File Manager is equipped with an in–built archive/unarchive solution that can assist you upload enormous archives and extract them inside your web hosting account in the blink of an eye. Once compressing a file or folder, it is possible to decide on the title of the archive that will be created and its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. Also, you’ll be able to archive active folders or files with a click of the mouse.

The archive/unarchive solution offered by the File Manager will let you use large files right from your Site Control Panel. No need to make use of any third–party software just like an FTP client so as to upload a substantial file to your account or download an archive on your desktop.

With the File Manager you can easily modify your files instantly on the net applying any of the included software tools. The text editor displays the files with a plain text format, the code editor provides syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor helps to view your edits as they show up online. All the changes you create and keep are going to be displayed instantaneously on the web, which means you can examine them in your web browser and return to create extra changes, if you are not happy with the result.

You don’t have to download any files, to edit them through your desktop and to re–upload them back into your hosting account. All the editors are found via the buttons near the top of the file table or at the right–click context menus.

The File Manager shows all files and folders in a simple to comprehend alphabetical arrangement. Each of the files associated with the different hosts are structured inside individual directories that are named following their individual domain names, so you can effortlessly identify them. This is definitely useful when you are maintaining a variety of sites simultaneously. There’s no chance to stray or to feel baffled amongst the many files and directories within your account.

To access the files under a specified host, just choose it in the drop–down options menu at the top of the file table. Additionally, you can double–click on its folder and you will be right away taken up to a table listing its files exclusively.

The Swinford Hosting File Manager has been designed in such a manner as to make you feel just like employing the file explorer on your laptop. It is provided with a solution to drag your files and then to drop them in a preferred location and indicates all the accessible edit options after clicking the right computer mouse button. Also, the tool has a built–in file preview option as well as other file editors that will assist you manage your files right away from your Site Control Panel.

Furthermore, we’ve enclosed a collection of file management posts and how–to educational videos to enable you rather quickly learn how to make use of the tool.

When using the Swinford Hosting File Manager, you’re able to pick different files or directories like you do on your PC. Just press the Control (Command for Mac) key and then click the wanted files/folders. If you’d like, to choose lots of files/folders at once, simply click one file/folder, hold down the Shift key and click on any file or folder.

Once you have picked the whole set of files that you require, you can easily drag them to a distinct folder, or take advantage of the right–click contextual menu to find out a summary of the available features.

Password protection is the best way for you to confine the a chance to access a specific component of your site you do not need to be visible to every one. For example, this can be a safe members’ area or even a place with copyrighted data that you would like exclusively certain people to reach.

From your File Manager you can easily password–guard your site or maybe a selected folder inside with only a mouse–click. Just right–click a folder, choose Password Protection and specify the user name and also pass word. You do not have to manage .htaccess files as well as to make any other configurations. In the future, just the visitors which have your user name and security password will be able to gain access to your website.