File Manager

The file manager tool within your control panel can prove to be a very powerful feature and a real time saver. 

Your file manager will handle many of the same functions that an FTP or Telnet client can handle, such as setting permissions, uploading files from your hard drive, creating and editing html files, and creating subdirectories, but all from within your browser. 

How it works:  

When you click on the file manager feature inside your control panel, you will find that the screen is divided into three frames. 

The left frame will show you your directories and files, and the upper right hand frame is your action frame, and the lower right hand frame is your trash folder.

Within each directory, you will see links to create a new file, create new folder, or upload files. These actions pertain specifically to the directory that you are currently in. 

You will also see a column of numbers to the right of each folder and file. The far right column are the current permission settings for that specific folder or file and the column to the left of the permissions is the actual size of that file or folder.

Actions are pretty self-explanatory, so we'll forgo explaining what each do. However, if you will locate a file rather than a folder within your directory listing and click on the text link of a file, you will see that the action screen will change to the specific actions pertaining to actual files and you will notice that the actions that you can perform for files are quite different from those of a folder.

By clicking on Show File, a new window will open and show you what the file actually looks like in your browser. By clicking on Edit File, you will be taken to a window where you can actually edit the html code within the file itself and save the changes. 

You can also change the permissions for the file, or copy, move, delete, or rename
 

Locate your public_html folder and click on the text link for it. You will see the actions for the folder appear in the upper right hand corner of your screen. 

When you click on the graphic next to the text link for a folder, it will open that folder and display the files and folders within that directory. When you click on the actual text link for a folder or file, actions for that directory or file are displayed in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

Once you have opened the folder that you wish to place files in, you will find an "Upload files" link.

When you click this link a new screen will appear that allows you to browse for files on your computers hard drive and select them for uploading. 

You simply select the files that you wish to upload. Remember to select "overwrite existing files" before you upload to keep your changes up to date. 

Check the top right of the file manager for confirmation that your file is uploaded. 

Remember, DO NOT DELETE OR RENAME any files that the system creates. 

Also, remember that any files that you want available on the World Wide Web, must be placed within your public_html folder. 

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