| File Manager |
| Silmilar to Microsoft Windows Explorer in function, The "File Manager" option in the control panel allows you to perform file management tasks such as creating files and directories, setting the read, write and execute permissions on the files and directories on your site, renaming and deleting files or directories, and changing the password for directories that are password protected. |
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| Navigating in File Manager |
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The Files in your website are stored in Directories under File Manager |
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These Directories holds further Sub-Directories |
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The result in a directory structure that can have many sub-levels. Any of those directories can contain files |
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| How to Navigate in File Manager |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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You will see a list of directories and files located in your current directory. |
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Each Directory and File within the list will appear as a hypertext link. |
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Simply click on any link to drill down into that directory. |
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Click on the parent directory link to move "up"/ "back" to the previous directory. |
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In a directory which have large number of files, the files are listed alphabetically by file names. Sometimes, it is desirable to see the listing of the files sorted by the time/date of their creation or by the size of the files from largest to smallest. |
Note: The alphabetical sorting option is case-sensitive. This means that file names beginning with upper case letters come before file names beginning with lower case letters.
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| How to use the Listing Sort Tool |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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The "Sort Tool" is located at the bottom of the current file listing. |
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Click on the "Sort files by" drop down list to display a list of sort options. These options are: name, date and size |
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Select the desired option |
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Click on the "sort" button |
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The screen reappears with the files and directories listed in the selected sort order. |
| Note: Once a sort order has been specified, it will be applied to all the listings for the duration of your session. To change the sort order back, repeat the process described above and choose a different sort option. |
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| How to Delete Files and Directories |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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From the "File Manager", select the "Delete" link that corresponds to the file or directory you would like to delete. |
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The "Delete Confirmation" page displays |
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Warning: Deleting a directory automatically deletes all files and sub-directories located within it. |
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After deleting the file, the "Delete Confirmation" pages displays the message "confirm deletion of: filename path?" |
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If you are sure you want to delete the file or directory, click the "Go" button |
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After Confirm has been selected, the file manager reappears, open to the most recent directory "File Manager" |
| Note: If you are not sure to delete a file click on "back" button to go back. |
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| Renaming Files and Directories |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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From the "File Manager", select the "Rename" link that corresponds to the File or Directory you would like to rename. |
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The "Rename Confirmation Page" displays. |
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If you are sure you want to rename the file or directory, type the new name in the blank field |
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Click the "Go" button. |
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After "Confirm" has been selected, the "File Manager" reappears, open to the most recent directory. |
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| How to Create a Directory in the File Manager |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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Click on the field called "Directory Name" |
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Type the Name of the Directory you want to create in the form field. |
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Select the "Create This Directory" button. |
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The file manager reappears with the newly created directory in the listing. |
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| How to Create a file in the File Manager |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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Select the field entitled "File Name" |
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Type the new file name in the form field |
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Select the "Create/Edit File" button |
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A "File Manager Screen" opens |
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Click "Go" to close and save the file. |
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The "File Manager" page reappears with the newly created file in the listing |
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| How to Edit a File in the File Manager |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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Select the field entitled "File Name" |
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Type the File name you want to edit in the form field |
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Select the "Create/Edit File" button |
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The File Automatically opens |
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The contents of the file would display in the window |
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Make any necessary changes or additions to the file. |
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Click "Go" to close and save the file. |
| Note: If you wish to leave this screen without saving the file (Or saving changes to the file), select the "Back" link. |
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| How to Upload files using the File Manager |
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Log-in to the control panel |
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Select "File Manager" icon |
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The "File Manager Window" appears |
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Select the field near the bottom of the page entitled "File to Upload". |
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If you know the full path and the filename for the file you would like to upload, type it into the form field |
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Skip to the next step |
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If you do not know the path of the file you want to upload then select "Browse" |
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In the "File Upload Window", Select the file you would like to upload. |
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Select the file for uploading by double clicking it or by highlighting it with the single click and selecting the open button |
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The "File Upload Window" closes and you return to the "File Manager" |
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The "File to Upload" field now displays the full path and the filename of the file you selected. |
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Select the "Upload" button |
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The file manager page reappears with the newly created file and displays in the listing |
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Warning: You cannot upload files larger then 10240 KB in size. This is aproximately 10 MB thorugh file manager. To upload a file which uses more space, use FTP client. |
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