The eGeekMD File Manager

Publishing files with an FTP tool is an outdated and quite an insecure way for relocating data files from your desktop computer or laptop to a web server. For this reason, we have integrated drag’n’drop data file upload support in the File Manager. Simply pull the data files that you want to upload from your PC into your web browser and they’ll start to upload in your web hosting account through a risk–free SSL communication.

You don’t need to install any additional computer software, web browser add–ons or apps. The drag–and–drop capability works equally well on Windows, Linux and Mac.

We’ve always given our best to make your File Manager as user–friendly as feasible, so it is possible to produce alterations to your files. In addition to the typical command bar near the top of the web page, we have now additionally added right–click context menus with the simple file managing choices. Just click on a file or folder and choose the action which you want from the list which will turn up.

You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you choose with a click of the mouse. Should you click on a folder, also you can create a completely new directory or file within it.

The right–click option is conveniently obtainable any time you select different files or folders at once.

Unlike the majority of file management user interfaces and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the eGeekMD Web Hosting Control Panel boasts an option to archive/unarchive files considerably faster. It is really uncomplicated. To get a directory shrunk to a lightweight size, just pick it and click on the Compress button. To unwrap the items in an archived folder inside your web hosting account, choose it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager uses numerous file extensions, like .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

We’ve incorporated a pair of file editors within the Web Hosting Control Panel to assist you produce quick and simple adjusts to your files and never having to use any third party apps. Within the File Manager you can find a WYSIWYG editor that can help you monitor all the changes you create live, a code editor that boasts syntax displaying for your personal .PHP or .JS files, in addition to a plain text editor for more competent customers. Any changes which you make and save will be shown instantly on the web.

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

Each of the files inside your hosting account are sorted into folders. Every host features its own primary directory, that employs the file structure you have selected. Using this method, it is very easy to take care of all of your hosts in one location with no probability of becoming lost or confused.

By default, you’ll see all of the hosts conveniently indexed in a table and when you mouse–click once over a given host, you’ll see all of the sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking two times, you will visit a web page which is devoted to that host exclusively. A further way to load the folder pertaining to a particular host and to work with it exclusively, is to try using the drop–down menu towards the top of the primary File Manager file table.

Most web File Managers are sluggish and tricky to employ. They supply reduced possibilities and typically are not really intuitive. We aim to transform that with the eGeekMD File Manager. It is built to be practical and also to appear to be something you you are already familiar with – the File Manager on your computer.

All of its capabilities, the drag–and–drop file upload solutions, the right–click contextual menus, the inbuilt file editors, etc. exist for just one reason – to help make taking care of your site(s) less of a challenge.

You can easily work with many files at the same time making use of the multi–selection ability of the eGeekMD File Manager. All you have to do is press the Control key and then click on the files or folders you want to pick. If you want to pick a selection of files/folders in a row simultaneously, click on the first file/folder, press the Shift key and then click on the final file or folder within the collection.

If you have chosen the desired files/folders, you can either drag them to a different location, or use various activities to them making use of right–click context menu or the buttons at the top of the file table.

If you wish to password–secure a folder on your site, you need to configure an .htaccess file by yourself. To no surprise, this is time–absorbing and sophisticated if you are not a professional in Linux hosting. Using our File Manager, you can make a password–secured folder and hide all its contents from the general public with merely a few mouse–clicks.

Everything you need to do is right–click a folder, opt for Password Protection and afterwards choose the Add selection. And then simply specify a login name and a pass word. No extra setup is needed and there is no need to contend with an .htaccess file. Our platform will handle every thing for you.