When using the Pittsburgh Hosting Company Web Site Control Panel, you’ll gain access to our feature–rich File Manager. It will make it easier to rapidly handle your web sites without having to make use of an FTP client. You could publish data files through a safe connection by dragging them into the browser. In addition, you can quickly archive and unarchive data files and directories, set up password–protected areas, modify file permissions and much more. Go through the functions included in our File Manager.
Drag ’n’ drop file upload options
Transfer data files to your webpages without difficulty
The File Manager in your Web Site Control Panel includes a quick, drag–and–drop feature that will let you move files between your computer and your hosting profile without the need to work with an FTP tool. You can pull files from your personal computer and drop them in your Web Site Control Panel with a mouse–click by using a safe SSL connection.
The drag–and–drop functionality is integrated into the Web Site Control Panel, therefore, you don’t have to set up any third–party software package to work with it. It will also work on all popular Os’s, so all you should do to use it is log into your File Manager.
Right–click context menus
Find out each of the available file administration possibilities with simply a mouse–click
Due to the right–click menus that we have added to the File Manager, you’ll be able to manage all of your files incredibly easy. Simply click on a file or folder and through the panel which will appear, pick the activity that you’d like. You can rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any chosen file. Should you click a folder, furthermore, you will see the solution to create a different sub–folder or file inside it.
Whenever you choose multiple files or directories, you are able to use the same actions to all of them at the same time.
Archive/Unarchive files
Deal with big files effortlessly
Thanks to the built–in archive/unarchive option, the File Manager lets you handle enormous files without the need to use FTP. It’s easy to pack a folder to a lightweight size by simply clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the contents of an archived folder through the Extract button. When compressing a folder as well as a selection of files, it is also possible to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) in addition to the title of one’s archive file.
Online file editors
The fastest approach to update your files
Pittsburgh Hosting Company’s File Manager allows you to edit your files entirely on the hosting server without the need to download, modify and re–upload them. You can modify your files directly online, using the included editors. Pittsburgh Hosting Company offers a code editor equipped with syntax emphasizing for your .PHP or .JS files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, plus a regular text editor for the more competent customers.
You have access to each file editor using the right–click context menus. All changes made to the files will appear straight away online – it is easy to directly examine them in your Internet browser.
A logical folder structure
All your files arranged with a user–friendly way
All the files within your website hosting account are organized into directories. Each and every host features its own main directory, which uses the file structure that you’ve selected. By doing this, it is simple to deal with all of your current hosts in one location without probability of becoming lost or puzzled.
By default, you will notice each of the hosts listed in a table and if you click once on a given host, you will observe all of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking on two times, you are going to go to a web page that is centered on that host exclusively. One other way to load the folder associated with a specific host and to use it exclusively, is to try using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.
A user–friendly interface
Command your files with simply a click of the mouse
The Pittsburgh Hosting Company File Manager has been designed in such a way as to help you feel similarly to working with the file explorer on your computer. It boasts an option to drag your files and then to drop them in a preferred area and displays all of the accessible modification options on clicking the right computer mouse button. Also, the tool includes a built–in file preview option and various file editors that will help manage your files in real time directly from your Web Site Control Panel.
Furthermore, we’ve incorporated a group of file management articles and how–to video lessons so that you can fairly quickly learn how to work with the tool.
Work with multiple files
Adjust a lot of files simultaneously
Using the Pittsburgh Hosting Company File Manager, it’s possible to pick an array of files or folders exactly like you do on your laptop or computer. Just press the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and click on the desired files/folders. If you would like, to select lots of files/folders at the same time, simply click a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any file or folder.
After you have selected each of the files that you need, you can actually drag them into a distinct folder, or take advantage of the right–click contextual menu to view a summary of the available activities.
Quick & simple password protection options
The easiest method to guard your data
There is a single prevalent route to safeguard a folder using a security password – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technically experienced enough, you’ll have issues performing it all by yourself. To help make things simple for you, we’ve included a convenient password protection user interface to the File Manager available inside the Web Site Control Panel.
To employ this option, simply right–click on a directory and pick Password Protection. After that submit the username plus the pass word that you’ll want to work with and press the button. That’s it. Now the chosen directory is concealed from the general pubic and will also be available just to authorized visitors.
