The Wrench of the Monkey File Manager

Adding data files with an FTP tool is an outdated and really insecure way of transferring data files from your desktop computer or laptop to a hosting server. That’s why, we have integrated drag & drop file upload support in the File Manager. Simply pull the files that you need to upload from your PC into your web browser and they’ll start to upload in your web hosting account over a secure SSL communication.

You don’t need to set up any additional software package, web browser add–ons or apps. The drag & drop feature works equally well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Due to the right–click menus we have included with the File Manager, you will be able to alter all of your files in a time and effort saving manner. Simply click on a file or directory and with the panel which will pop up, pick the activity that you’d like. It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any selected file. Should you click a folder, furthermore, you will view the option to make a brand new sub–folder or file inside.

If you choose many different files or directories, you will be able to use the same procedures to all of them simultaneously.

Compared to nearly all file management user interfaces and FTP clients, the Wrench of the Monkey Web Hosting Control Panel has an option to archive/unarchive files way quicker. It is well–designed. To get a directory shrunk into a small size, all you need to do is pick it and click on the Compress button. To open up the items in an archived directory within your account, pick it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager supports many file extensions, just like .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

We’ve included a collection of file editors inside the Web Hosting Control Panel so that you can create easy and quick alterations to your files without having to implement any third–party software packages. Inside the File Manager you will find a WYSIWYG editor that will help check all the changes you create live, a code editor that includes syntax highlighting for your personal .PHP or .JS files, along with a plain text editor for more competent customers. Any changes that you create and keep are going to be demonstrated straight away on the Internet.

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

The File Manager lists all files and directories using a simple to comprehend alphabetical arrangement. All of the files associated with the different hosts are structured within independent directories that are named after their individual domains, which means you can immediately recognize them. This is definitely useful when you are maintaining a lot of web sites at the same time. There’s no opportunity to get lost or to feel baffled among the variety of files and directories with your website hosting account.

To gain access to the files within a specified host, simply choose it in the drop–down menu near the top of the file table. Alternatively, it’s possible to double–click on its directory and you’ll be without delay sent to a table listing its files exclusively.

Making use of all of your files is user–friendly and easy making use of Wrench of the Monkey Web Hosting Control Panel. You are going to get a file management atmosphere which is not far from your personal computer’s file explorer. It is possible to drag and drop files and manage them with a right click of the mouse. Using the built–in review solution, you can observe photographs exactly like they will show up on the web, and through the included file editors you can easily make changes to your files immediately.

If you want help controlling your files, you are able to consult the big number of posts and how–to video clips, which you could access using a click of the mouse.

When using the Wrench of the Monkey File Manager, you’re able to pick out different files or folders precisely like you do on your personal computer. Simply hold down the Control (Command for Mac) key and then click the desired files/folders. In case you would like, to choose lots of files/folders simultaneously, just click one file/folder, hold down the Shift key and click on any file or folder.

After you have picked the whole set of files that you want to, you can actually drag them to a different directory, or use the right–click context menu to check out an index of the available features.

There is a single widespread way for you to safeguard a folder using a pass word – by generating an .htaccess file. If, however, you’re not technically qualified enough, you will have trouble doing it all on your own. For making things easy, we’ve added an intuitive password protection user interface to the File Manager accessible within the Web Hosting Control Panel.

To employ this option, just right–click on a folder and choose Password Protection. Then choose the login name as well as the pass word that you’d like to make use of and then press the button. That’s it. Now the particular folder is concealed by the regular website visitors and will be accessible only to previously approved account owners.