The Duoservers File Manager

Uploading files with an FTP tool is an outdated and quite an insecure way of shifting files from your notebook or computer to a server. That’s why, we have integrated drag & drop file upload support in the File Manager. Just drag the data files that you want to publish from your computer into your browser and they will start to upload in your website hosting account through a protected SSL connection.

There is no need to set up any extra computer software, browser plug–ins or applications. The drag–and–drop function operates equally well on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Thanks to the right–click menus we’ve included with the File Manager, it’s possible to manage all of your files in a time and effort saving manner. Click on a file or directory and with the panel which will show up, opt for the actions that you’d like. It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete virtually any chosen file. When you click on a folder, furthermore, you will see the solution to make a new sub–folder or file inside it.

If you select numerous files or folders, you’ll be able to use the same actions for all of them concurrently.

Thanks to the built–in archive/unarchive option, the File Manager lets you deal with substantial files and never have to use FTP. You can easily reduce the size of a directory to a compact size by simply clicking on the Compress button or get the items in an archived folder through the Extract button. When compressing a folder or a number of files, you’ll be able to choose the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the title of one’s archive file.

The File Manager will let you change your files on the hosting server never having to download, transform and re–upload them. It is easy to modify your files instantly on the Internet, by using the built in editors. We offer a code editor having syntax emphasizing for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, in addition to a regular text editor for more expert end users.

You have access to every file editor making use of the right–click context menus. All changes produced to the files are reflected instantaneously online – it’s possible to directly examine them within your browser.

The File Manager displays all files and folders using an easy–to–understand alphabetical arrangement. Each of the files related to the various hosts are organized into distinct directories which are named after their particular domain names, in order for you to incredibly easy acknowledge them. This is really useful when you are managing a number of websites at the same time. There’s no chance to get lost or to feel really bewildered among the multitude of data files and directories with your hosting account.

To access the files with a host, simply select it within the drop–down options menu near the top of the file table. As an alternative, you’ll be able to double–click on its folder and you will be quickly sent to a table listing its files only.

The vast majority of online File Managers are slow–moving and quite difficult to use. They give you modest options and aren’t really uncomplicated. We hope to transform that through the Duoservers File Manager. It’s created to be practical and to look like a product you are already well aware of – the File Manager on your personal computer.

All of its capabilities, the drag & drop file upload options, the right–click contextual menus, the internal file editors, etcetera are available for 1 reason – to make taking care of your site(s) less difficult.

It is simple to handle numerous files all at once employing the multi–selection ability of the Duoservers File Manager. All you should do is press the Control key and click on the files or directories that you’d like to select. If you need to select a variety of files/folders in a row at once, click on the first file/folder, hold down the Shift key and afterwards pick the final file or folder in the group.

When you have chosen the wanted files/folders, you can drag them to a different location, or implement various actions to them when using the right–click contextual menu or maybe the buttons near the top of the file table.

There is one prevalent way to guard a directory with a pass word – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technologically experienced sufficiently, you will have difficulty doing the work without any help. To help with making things simple for you, we have designed a user–friendly password protection user interface to the File Manager accessible within the Web Control Panel.

To employ the option, just right–click on a directory and choose Password Protection. Following that submit the login name plus the pass word that you want to work with and click on the button. That’s it. The picked folder is going to be hidden by the regular website visitors and will be available just to authorized account owners.