The GlobalVisions.ca File Manager

Publishing data files with an FTP client is an out–of–date and really insecure way of shifting data files from your PC to a server. This is why, we have included drag’n’drop data file upload support in the File Manager. Simply pull the files that you need to publish from your PC into your Internet browser and they will begin to upload in your website hosting profile through a safe SSL connection.

You do not have to mount any extra computer software, web browser extensions or programs. The drag & drop functionality works equally well on Windows, Linux or Mac.

Because of the right–click menus we have integrated in the File Manager, you can modify your files in a time and effort saving manner. Click on a file or folder and with the pop–up panel, select the actions that you want. It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete virtually any selected file. If you click a folder, furthermore, you will view the option to establish a completely new sub–folder or file inside it.

Whenever you choose numerous files or folders, it is easy to use the exact same procedures for all of them concurrently.

The File Manager features a built–in archive/unarchive option to help you to upload enormous archives and then extract them inside your cloud hosting account in seconds. When compressing a file or directory, you’ll be able to select the title for the archive that’ll be created and its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. Furthermore, you are able to archive existing files or folders with only a click of the mouse.

The archive/unarchive solution available from the File Manager really helps to make use of huge files directly from your Online Control Panel. You don’t need to use any third party software for example an FTP client in an effort to upload a large file onto your cloud hosting account or to download any archive on your desktop.

We’ve included a couple of file editors inside the Online Control Panel to guide you produce quick and simple corrections in your files without the need to use third party software applications. With the File Manager you will find a WYSIWYG editor that can assist you keep an eye on all the current changes you create in real time, a code editor that includes syntax accentuating for your personal .JS or .PHP files, and also a plain text editor for more competent customers. All the changes that you make and keep will be reflected straight away on the web.

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

The File Manager shows all files and folders in an easy–to–understand alphabetical arrangement. Each of the files related to the many hosts are structured within independent folders which are named after their particular domain names, so you can conveniently acknowledge them. This is definitely useful in controlling a number of sites simultaneously. There is no chance to stray or to feel really baffled among the large number of data files and directories with your hosting account.

To get into the files under a specific host, simply choose it from the drop–down menu near the top of the file table. Additionally, it’s possible to double–click on its directory and you’ll be without delay taken up to a table showing its files only.

Working with your files is user–friendly and painless when using the GlobalVisions.ca Online Control Panel. You will have a file management environment which is very close to your desktop machine’s file explorer. You can drag & drop files and manage all of them with a right click of the mouse. Thanks to the inbuilt review option, you can observe pics the same as they will be online, and through the bundled file editors you can easily make corrections in your files instantly.

Any time you need guidance maintaining your files, you are able to refer to the huge assortment of articles and how–to video lessons, which you could get with merely a click of the mouse.

The File Manager will help you save a lot of time whenever using different files. You’ll be able to choose many different files at the same time and use a preferred activity for them like you do in your own computer. To choose arbitrary files simultaneously, just click the Control key, and to choose a collection of adjacent files, use the Shift key. It is that straightforward.

After you have picked the files, you can automatically transfer them to an additional spot making use of the drag–and–drop option. By means of the right–click context menu along with the buttons on top of the file table, you can actually use multiple other actions – you are able to copy, rename, delete, download and edit your files, change file permissions, and so on.

There’s a single popular technique to protect a folder using a security password – by creating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technologically competent enough, you will have difficulties performing it all on your own. To help with making things simple, we have included an intuitive password protection interface to the File Manager readily available inside the Online Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a folder and select Password Protection. Following that fill out the login name plus the security password that you’d like to implement and click on the button. That’s all. Now the particular directory is going to be concealed by the general pubic and will also be available to authorized visitors.