The Banawayz Hosting File Manager
Put aside FTP clients using the File Manager
Used as FTP software substitutes, online file management tools have always been sluggish and poor in features. Nevertheless, when using the File Manager featured in the Banawayz Hosting Site Control Panel, you won’t only have a speedy, responsive and time and effort saving file management client, but also a software instrument that will make a third–party FTP software unnecessary. Consider several of the capabilities that we have integrated into our File Manager.
Drag ’n’ drop file uploads
The easiest way to publish files
Publishing data files with an FTP tool is an out–of–date and really unsafe way for shifting data files from your notebook or computer to a server. For this reason, we have integrated drag & drop data file upload support in the File Manager. Simply drag the files that you want to add from your desktop into your web browser and they will start to upload in your hosting profile over a risk–free SSL connection.
You don’t have to mount any additional software pack, web browser extensions or apps. The drag & drop feature works equally well on Windows, Mac or Linux.
Right–click context menus
All file administration options at hand
We’ve given our best to make the File Manager as intuitive as feasible, so it is possible to come up with adjustments to your files. Besides the normal control bar near the top of the page, we have now furthermore integrated right–click contextual menus with all the current fundamental file control options. Just click on a file or folder and choose the activity you’d like to have from the list that will show up.
You’re able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you select with only a click of the mouse. Should you click a folder, it’s also possible to make a new directory or file within it.
The right–click choice is available as well at the time you select numerous files or folders simultaneously.
Archive/Unarchive files
Archive or extract archive files in seconds
Compared with a large number of file management user interfaces as well as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the Banawayz Hosting Site Control Panel offers a solution to archive/unarchive files considerably quicker. It is user–friendly and uncomplicated. To get a directory reduced to a small size, all you need to do is choose it and then click the Compress button. To unwrap the belongings of an archived directory inside your account, pick it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager uses numerous file extensions, including .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.
Online file editors
Modify files directly from your Site Control Panel
From your File Manager it is possible to alter your files directly online by using any of the in–built instruments. The text editor displays the files in a plain text format, the code editor provides syntax displaying for one’s .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor helps to view your changes as they appear live. Also, all changes that you make and save will be displayed at once on the world wide web, which means you can review them with your Internet browser and return to make more changes, in case you are not happy with the result.
It is not necessary to download any files, to change them on your desktop and then to re–upload them back in your hosting account. All of the editors are found using the buttons near the top of the file table or through the right–click contextual menus.
A logical folder structure
All of your files sorted in an uncomplicated manner
Each of the files within your hosting account are neatly arranged into folders. Each web host does have its primary folder, which employs the file structure which you have pre–set. This way, it is really an easy task to deal with all of your hosts in one place without probability of becoming lost or perplexed.
By standard, you will notice each of the hosts listed in a table and if you mouse–click once on a given host, you will observe the whole set of sub–folders and files associated with it. By clicking on two times, you will visit a web page that is devoted to that host only. A further way to load the folder related to a certain host and then to use it exclusively, is to use the drop–down menu towards the top of the main File Manager file table.
A user–friendly interface
Control your data with just a click
The Banawayz Hosting File Manager was made in such a way as to help you feel similarly to working with the file explorer on your computer. It boasts a way to drag your files and then to drop them with a desired area and reveals all of the readily available modification alternatives on clicking the right computer mouse button. Additionally, the tool features an internal file preview option and other file editors that will assist you change your files live from your Site Control Panel.
In addition, we’ve incorporated a set of file management posts and how–to video tutorials to assist you quickly learn how to work with the tool.
Work with multiple files
Transform numerous files at the same time
Using the Banawayz Hosting File Manager, it’s possible to pick an array of files or directories exactly like you do on your own computer. Just press the Control (Command for Mac OS) key and click on the wanted files/folders. In case you’d like, to select a good amount of files/folders simultaneously, just click a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any file or folder.
When you have picked the whole set of files that you require, you can easily drag them to a different directory, or make use of the right–click context menu to check out an index of the accessible actions.
Quick & simple password protection options
The easiest way to protect your data
There is a single common approach to safeguard a directory with a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you are not technologically experienced sufficiently, you will have trouble doing the work all on your own. To make things straightforward, we have integrated a straightforward password protection interface to the File Manager readily available within the Site Control Panel.
To use this option, simply right–click on a directory and select Password Protection. After that set the user name as well as the security password which you want to make use of and press the button. That’s it. The particular directory will be undetectable from the public eye and will be available to previously approved account owners.