The Castle Host File Manager

Transferring files between your PC and any of your websites is now simple and fast, because of the drag’n’drop functionality delivered by the File Manager. You can easily drag files from your laptop or computer and drop them in your Online Control Panel over a secure SSL connection. That’s all. It requires a few seconds to upload a data file and a little bit longer for bigger files and folders.

You don’t have to mount any third party software package or Internet browser plugins. The drag & drop feature built into the File Manager operates just as well on all main OS’s.

We have given our best to make File Manager as easy–to–use as it can be, so it’s possible to come up with changes to your files. Besides the normal command bar towards the top of the web page, we have now additionally included right–click contextual menus with the fundamental file administration options. Just click on a file or directory and choose the actions that you would like within the selection which will pop–up.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you decide on with just a click of the mouse. Should you click a directory, additionally you can establish a new folder or file inside it.

The right–click choice is available as well at the time you choose numerous files or folders simultaneously.

As opposed to the majority of file management interfaces as well as FTP clients, the Castle Host Online Control Panel offers a solution to archive/unarchive files more speedily. It is really easy–to–work–with. To have a directory reduced to a compact size, simply select it and click on the Compress button. To open the contents of an archived directory inside your website hosting account, choose it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager supports many file extensions, like .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

With the File Manager it’s possible to alter your files directly online by making use of some of the integrated software tools. The text editor shows the files with a plain text format, the code editor has syntax accentuating for your personal .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor makes it possible to view your edits while they appear live. Also, all changes which you generate and save will be shown instantly on the web, so you can review them inside your Internet browser and go back to create extra changes, if not satisfied.

There’s no need to download any files, to edit them in your desktop and then to re–upload them back in your account. All of the editors are found via the buttons at the top of the file table or from the right–click context menus.

Each of the files inside your hosting account are neatly organized into folders. Every host features its own main folder, that uses the file structure you have created. Using this method, it is really very easy to maintain all your hosts from a single place with no chance of getting lost or puzzled.

By standard, you will see all the hosts conveniently listed in a table and when you click once over a specific host, you will see the whole set of sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking on twice, you will visit a web page that’s dedicated to that host exclusively. One other way to open the folder associated with a particular host and then to use it solely, is by using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

Working with your files is instinctive and uncomplicated using the Castle Host Online Control Panel. You are going to enjoy a file managing setting that’s very close to your desktop computer’s file explorer. You can drag and drop files and manage them with a right mouse–click. Thanks to the in–built preview option, you can view photos the same as they will show up on the Internet, and throughout the provided file editors you can make improvements for your files quickly.

If you want assistance controlling your files, you are able to consider the big selection of articles and how–to training videos, that you can find with merely a click of the mouse.

With the Castle Host File Manager, you can pick out numerous files or directories like you do on your notebook or computer. Simply keep pressed the Control (Command for Apple’s Mac OS) key and click on the desired files/folders. If you’d like, to select a lot of files/folders at once, just click a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any other file or folder.

Once you have chosen the whole set of files that you require, you’ll be able to drag them into a different location, or make use of the right–click contextual menu to find out a listing of the accessible actions.

There is one common route to safeguard a directory with a pass word – by generating an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technically experienced sufficiently, you will have difficulties executing it by yourself. To make things simple for you, we have added an uncomplicated password protection interface to the File Manager readily available within the Online Control Panel.

To employ the option, just right–click on a directory and select Password Protection. Following that add the username and the security password that you’d like to apply and click on the button. That’s it. The selected folder is going to be hidden by the general pubic and will also be accessible to approved visitors.