The Net Stargate File Manager

The File Manager in your Web Site Control Panel includes a quick, drag–and–drop functionality that will allow you to move data files between your personal computer and your web hosting profile without needing to employ an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. You can pull files from your PC and drop them in your Web Site Control Panel with a click of the mouse using a risk–free SSL connection.

The drag–and–drop feature is incorporated into the Web Site Control Panel, so you don’t need to set up any third party software package to employ it. It also works well on all popular Os’s, so all you have to do to use it is log into your File Manager.

We’ve tried to make your File Manager as easy–to–use as it can be, so you are able to make changes to your files. Apart from the traditional control bar towards the top of the web page, we have now furthermore integrated right–click context menus with all the basic file control choices. Simply click on a file or directory and choose the action that you like within the list which will pop up.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you decide with simply a click of the mouse. If you click on a directory, it is possible to create a completely new folder or file in it.

The right–click choices are conveniently obtainable when you pick multiple files or folders at once.

Unlike nearly all file management user interfaces and FTP clients, the Net Stargate Web Site Control Panel offers an option to archive/unarchive files much more quickly. It is convenient. To have a folder reduced to a lightweight size, just select it and then click the Compress button. To unwrap the contents of an archived folder in your hosting account, select it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager supports many file extensions, such as .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

Through the File Manager it’s possible to edit your files instantly online working with some of the integrated instruments. The text editor shows the files with a plain text format, the code editor features syntax highlighting for one’s .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor allows you to see all the edits when they appear online. Furthermore, all changes that you generate and save can be demonstrated promptly on the web, which enables you to review them within your web browser and go back to create more edits, if you are not happy with the result.

You don’t have to download your files, to revise them with your desktop computer and to re–upload them into your account. All of the editors are accessible using the buttons near the top of the file table or from your right–click contextual menus.

All the files in your website hosting account are sorted into directories. Each and every web host features its own main directory, which employs the file hierarchy that you have selected. Using this method, it is really very easy to maintain all of your hosts from a single place without risk of becoming lost or puzzled.

By default, you will see all the hosts conveniently placed in a table and if you mouse–click once over a given host, you’ll see all of the sub–folders and files pertaining to it. By clicking on two times, you are going to visit a web page which is devoted to that host only. An additional way to load the folder pertaining to a certain host and then to use it exclusively, is to try using the drop–down menu near the top of the main File Manager file table.

Working with all of your files is user–friendly and convenient employing the Net Stargate Web Site Control Panel. You’ll have a file management atmosphere which is very close to your desktop computer’s file explorer. You are able to drag & drop files and manage them with a right click of the mouse. Thanks to the inbuilt review solution, you will see photos in the same way they will appear on the web, and via the designed file editors you can easily make adjusts for your files immediately.

If you need support taking care of your files, you can actually consult the huge array of articles and how–to video lessons, which you could get with just a mouse–click.

Net Stargate’s File Manager can save you a lot of time when working with multiple files. It is easy to select multiple files simultaneously and apply a pre–selected activity to them exactly like you do on your desktop machine or notebook. To select arbitrary files at the same time, simply keep pressed the Control key, and to select a couple of adjacent files, use the Shift key. It is that easy.

Once you’ve selected the files, you are able to automatically move them to a different location thanks to the drag–and–drop option. By making use of the right–click contextual menu and also the buttons above the file table, you’ll be able to apply a number of other activities – you can copy, rename, delete, download and change your files, adjust file permissions, etc.

There’s a single widespread way for you to protect a folder using a password – by generating an .htaccess file. If, however, you’re not technologically qualified sufficiently, you’ll have difficulties performing it without any help. To help make things straightforward, we have integrated an easy–to–navigate password protection interface to the File Manager accessible within the Web Site Control Panel.

To employ this option, just right–click on a directory and pick Password Protection. Following that fill in the user name and the security password that you like to use and click on the button. That’s all. The selected directory will be concealed from the public eye and will also be available to previously approved users.