The FAZ Hosting File Manager

Transferring data files between your computer and any of your webpages is now simple and fast, because of the drag & drop option provided by the File Manager. You could drag data files from your laptop or computer and drop them in the Hosting Control Panel through a secure SSL connection. That’s it. It usually takes just a few seconds to publish a data file and a bit longer for bigger data files and folders.

There’s no need to deploy any third party computer software or browser add–ons. The drag–and–drop capability built into the File Manager performs just as well on all popular OS’s.

We have tried to make your File Manager as user–friendly as possible, so you can easily come up with modifications for your files. In addition to the standard command bar towards the top of the page, we have now furthermore designed right–click contextual menus with the fundamental file control options. Click on a file or directory and select the action that you want from the collection that will pop–up.

It’s possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you select using a click of the mouse. Should you click on a directory, you can also make a brand new directory or file in it.

The right–click choices are also available when you select many different files or folders at the same time.

Thanks to the integrated archive/unarchive option, the File Manager really helps to make use of big files never having to use FTP. It’s possible to pack a folder into a compact size by simply clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the belongings in an archived directory by using the Extract button. When compressing a directory or a selection of files, you’ll be able to choose the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) as well as the name of the archive file.

The File Manager permits you to alter your files directly on the hosting server without having to download, change and after that re–upload them. You can actually modify your files straight away on the net, working with FAZ Hosting’s in–built editors. Our company offers a code editor using syntax emphasizing for your .PHP or .JS files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, and also a regular text editor for more experienced users.

You have access to every single file editor using the right–click contextual menus. All of the corrections produced to the files are demonstrated immediately online – you can directly preview them in the Internet browser.

Each of the files in your web hosting account are neatly arranged into directories. Each web host has its own main folder, which employs the file hierarchy which you have selected. Using this method, it is an easy task to maintain all of your hosts in one place with no chance of becoming lost or puzzled.

By default, you’ll see each of the hosts conveniently indexed 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 go to a webpage that’s focused entirely on that host only. A different way to open the folder associated with a certain host and to work with it exclusively, is using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The vast majority of web File Managers are sluggish and pretty difficult to work with. They have limited functions and certainly are not really user–friendly. We strive to change that with the FAZ Hosting File Manager. It was designed to be time and effort saving and to appear like an item you know – the File Manager on your PC.

All its features, the drag–and–drop file upload solutions, the right–click context menus, the built in file editors, etcetera exist for one reason – to make taking care of your site(s) simpler.

You’ll be able to make use of a great number of files all at once making use of the multi–selection capability of the FAZ Hosting File Manager. Everything you need to do is just press the Control key and click on the files or directories which you want to pick. If you want to pick a group of files/folders in a row immediately, pick the first file/folder, press the Shift key and afterwards choose the final file or folder in the collection.

When you have picked the desired files/folders, you may either drag them to an alternative location, or implement a variety of actions to them making use of right–click context menu as well as the buttons near the top of the file table.

Password protection is the greatest method to limit the accessibility to a selected element of your site that you do not want to be visible to everyone. For example, this can be a secure members’ spot or an area with copyrighted information that you like only particular customers to access.

From your File Manager you’ll be able to password–secure your web site or a selected folder inside it with a mouse–click. Simply right–click a folder, select Password Protection and add the username and also pass word. You don’t have to manage .htaccess files or to generate any extra adjustments. In the future, just the site visitors that have your user name and security password will access your website.