The Gleam Hosting File Manager

Transferring data files between your desktop machine and any of your webpages is right now quick and simple, because of the drag & drop functionality provided by the File Manager. You can easily drag data files from your desktop machine or laptop and drop them in the Hosting Control Panel through a secure SSL communication. That’s all. It usually takes a few seconds to upload a data file and slightly longer for the larger files and folders.

You don’t have to put in any third–party computer software or Internet browser add–ons. The drag & drop functionality contained in the File Manager performs just as well on all major operating systems.

The vast majority of File Managers list all the activities that you can execute on a file or directory on the top of the page. We think that this is not intuitive enough. Using the File Manager, you have access to all file administration options at the time you right–click a file or folder. This option is also valid for a group of files/folders.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you decide with merely a mouse–click.

The File Manager is equipped with a built–in archive/unarchive solution that will help you upload big archives and extract them inside your account within seconds. Once compressing a file or directory, you will be able to decide on the name of the archive that will be created and its particular extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. Additionally, you are able to compress active files or folders with only a click of the mouse.

The archive/unarchive solution offered by the File Manager really helps to work with substantial files directly from your Hosting Control Panel. No need to start using any third–party software such as an FTP client so as to upload a huge file onto your hosting account or to download any archive on your desktop.

We’ve enclosed a couple of file editors in the Hosting Control Panel to enable you to come up with easy and quick adjusts for your files without the need to employ any third–party software packs. In the File Manager you’ll find a WYSIWYG editor that will assist you check all the changes which you make instantly, a code editor that has syntax displaying for your personal .JS or .PHP files, together with a plain text editor for more experienced users. Any changes you make and keep can be reflected instantaneously on the web.

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

The File Manager shows all files and directories in a clear to see alphabetical arrangement. Each of the files associated with the different hosts are arranged within separate directories that are named following their individual domain names, which enables you to immediately acknowledge them. This is actually useful in controlling a group of web sites concurrently. There isn’t any possibility to stray or to feel bewildered among the variety of files and directories with your cloud hosting account.

To gain access to the files with a host, just choose it in the drop–down menu at the top of the file table. Alternatively, it’s possible to double–click on its folder and you will be promptly sent to a table listing its files exclusively.

Most web File Managers are slow–moving and challenging to employ. They offer reduced possibilities and generally aren’t really uncomplicated. We seek to change that through the Gleam Hosting File Manager. It was developed to be practical and also to look like a product you you are already familiar with – the File Manager on your desktop.

All its capabilities, the drag’n’drop file upload options, the right–click context menus, the inbuilt file editors, etc. exist for 1 purpose – to make handling your site(s) less of a challenge.

You’ll be able to make use of numerous files simultaneously when using the multi–selection capacity of the Gleam Hosting File Manager. All you have to do is actually hold down the Control key and click on the files or folders that you want to choose. If you would like pick a collection of files/folders in a row at the same time, click the first file/folder, hold down the Shift key and afterwards pick the final file or folder inside the selection.

If you have selected the desired files/folders, you can drag them to an alternative spot, or employ diverse activities to them using the right–click context menu as well as the buttons at the top of the file table.

There’s a single popular way to shield a folder with a pass word – by creating an .htaccess file. In case, however, you aren’t technologically competent sufficiently, you will have issues doing the work on your own. To help make things simple, we have added a straightforward password protection user interface to the File Manager accessible inside the Hosting Control Panel.

To use the option, just right–click on a folder and choose Password Protection. Then fill out the username plus the password that you’d like to implement and then press the button. That’s all. Now the chosen folder is going to be hidden from the standard users and will be available to previously approved users.