The GARP Hosting File Manager

Adding files with an FTP client is an out–of–date and quite an unsafe way of transferring data files from your desktop computer or notebook to a web hosting server. This is why, we have integrated drag’n’drop data file publish support in the File Manager. Simply drag the files that you need to add from your desktop into your Internet browser and they will begin to publish in your web hosting profile over a risk–free SSL connection.

You don’t need to mount any extra computer software, browser add–ons or web apps. The drag–and–drop function performs equally well on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Because of the right–click menus we’ve included in the File Manager, it’s possible to manage all of your files incredibly easy. Simply click on a file or directory and from the panel that will appear, opt for the action you want. You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete virtually any chosen file. When you click on a folder, you can also see the option to generate a different sub–folder or file inside it.

When you select multiple files or directories, you’ll be able to use the exact same actions for all of them at the same time.

Thanks to the integrated archive/unarchive option, the File Manager really helps to work with substantial files never having to use FTP. It is easy to pack a folder to a lightweight size by simply clicking on the Compress button or access the contents of an archived directory through the Extract button. Whenever compressing a folder or a group of files, it will be easy to choose the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) as well as the name of one’s archive file.

Our File Manager allows you to revise your files directly on the hosting server with no need to download, modify and then re–upload them. You’ll be able to modify your files straight away online, making use of GARP Hosting’s included editors. We provide a code editor equipped with syntax displaying for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, and also a regular text editor for the more skilled end users.

You have access to every file editor with the right–click context menus. All adjusts made to the files will be reflected automatically online – you can easily directly examine them inside your browser.

The File Manager displays all of the files and directories in a clear to understand alphabetical order. The whole set of files associated with the different hosts are arranged within individual directories which are named following their individual domains, so you can efficiently identify them. This really is useful when you are maintaining a variety of sites at the same time. There is no probability to stray or to feel bewildered amongst the large number of data files and folders within your cloud hosting account.

To access the files within a specific host, simply select it in the drop–down menu at the top of the file table. As an alternative, it’s possible to double–click on its directory and you will be without delay taken to a table listing its files only.

The GARP Hosting File Manager was made in such a way to help you feel similarly to employing the file explorer on your laptop. It functions an option to drag your files and then to drop them with a preferred area and shows all the accessible modification opportunities on clicking the right mouse button. In addition, the tool contains an in–built file preview option and various file editors to assist you revise your files right away straight from your Online Control Panel.

In addition, we’ve enclosed a number of file management posts and how–to video tutorials so that you can quickly find out how to make use of the tool.

With the GARP Hosting File Manager, you can actually choose many different files or folders exactly like you do on your PC. Simply keep pressed the Control (Command for Mac) key and then click the wanted files/folders. Or, to choose a large amount of files/folders at the same time, simply click a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and click on any other file or folder.

After you have chosen each of the files that you need, it is easy to drag them into a pre–selected folder, or make use of the right–click contextual menu to find out an index of the available actions.

There’s a single common route to secure a directory using a security password – by generating an .htaccess file. If, however, you are not technologically competent sufficiently, you’ll have trouble doing it by yourself. To generate things easy, we have integrated an easy–to–use password protection user interface to the File Manager available in the Online Control Panel.

To use this option, simply right–click on a folder and pick Password Protection. After that decide on the user name plus the password that you’ll want to apply and then press the button. That’s it. The particular directory is going to be hidden from the public eye and will be accessible only to previously approved users.