The Big Hammer Hosting File Manager

Posting files with an FTP tool is an obsolete and really unsafe way for switching data files from your notebook or computer to a server. This is why, we have included drag–and–drop file publish support in the File Manager. Just pull the data files that you want to upload from your desktop computer into your web browser and they will begin to publish in your website hosting account through a secure SSL communication.

You don’t have to set up any extra software, web browser plug–ins or apps. The drag–and–drop capability performs equally well on Windows, Mac or Linux.

The vast majority of File Managers specify all of the actions which you can carry out with a file or folder on the top of the webpage. We feel the latter is not intuitive enough. Using the File Manager, you can get all of the file control options any time you right–click a file or folder. This approach is also applicable for a number of files/folders.

You can actually rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete every file or folder you select with merely a mouse–click.

Compared with the majority of file management user interfaces and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the Big Hammer Hosting Online Control Panel features an option to archive/unarchive files quicker. It is really easy–to–navigate. To have a directory shrunk into a lightweight size, all you need to do is select it and then click the Compress button. To unwrap the contents of an archived folder in your account, pick it and then click the Extract button. The File Manager supports various file extensions, which include .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

We’ve enclosed a number of file editors in the Online Control Panel to help you out produce quick and simple transformations for your files and never having to make use of third–party software packs. Inside the File Manager you will find a WYSIWYG editor that will assist you monitor all the current changes that you create in real time, a code editor that has syntax displaying for one’s .JS or .PHP files, along with a plain text editor for more competent users. Any changes you generate and save can be reflected right away on the Internet.

You can access the file editors using the buttons near the top of the file table or by right–clicking a specific file/folder.

Each of the files in your website hosting account are structured into directories. Every single web host does have its main directory, which employs the file hierarchy which you have created. This way, it is really straightforward to handle all of your current hosts from a single location without the chance of becoming lost or baffled.

By default, you will notice all of the hosts conveniently indexed in a table and if you mouse–click once over a specific host, you will observe all the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking two times, you will go to a webpage that is centered on that host only. Another way to load the folder associated with a given host and then to work with it solely, is to use the drop–down menu near the top of the main File Manager file table.

The majority of web File Managers are sluggish and tricky to use. They have limited possibilities and typically are not really intuitive. We hope to transform that with the Big Hammer Hosting File Manager. It’s created to be easy–to–use and also to appear to be an item you you are already familiar with – the File Manager on your computer.

All of its features, the drag–and–drop file upload solutions, the right–click context menus, the built–in file editors, etcetera are available for 1 reason – to create maintaining your site(s) easier.

It’s easy to handle numerous files at the same time when using the multi–selection capability of the Big Hammer Hosting File Manager. All you need to do is just press the Control key and click on the files or directories you want to select. Should you want to choose a group of files/folders in a row at once, click on the first file/folder, click the Shift key and afterwards pick the last file or folder inside the collection.

For those who have chosen the wanted files/folders, you may either drag them to a different spot, or employ various actions to them when using the right–click contextual menu as well as the buttons at the top of the file table.

Password protection is the foremost path to constrain the means to access an important component of your web site which you don’t wish to be visible to everyone. For example, this can be a safe and secure members’ area or, perhaps a location with copyrighted information that you want just particular individuals to get into.

With the File Manager you’ll be able to password–guard your site as well as a certain folder within it with just a mouse–click. Just right–click a directory, choose Password Protection and select your username and also pass word. There’s no need to deal with .htaccess files or to make any additional configurations. In the future, merely the website visitors which have your login name and pass word will access your website.