File Manager - Overview
The File Manager enables you to administer and alter files and directories, located on your webspace. Furthermore you can, with assistance of the File Manager, upload files to your server as well as specify and/or change authorizations for files and directories.
The File Manager is divided into two main regions. The upper region shows a tabular listing of your webspace contents, starting at the root directory. Click on the name of a directory and its contents will be displayed. The lower region contains a form to generate files and directories and to upload files to your server.
File Manager - Summary of Features
Generating Directories and Files
Generating Directories
Type the name of the directory desired into the designated field and click on Create directory.
Generating Files
Type the name and extension of the desired file into the designated form field and click Create File (The file extension specifies the file type. It consists of a dot and at least three letters, e.g. ".txt" for text files.)
Deleting/Renaming Directories and Files
Existing directories and files can be deleted or renamed by clicking on the corresponding link (Delete and Rename, respectively) in the listing. Please note that, if you would like to delete a folder containing files or subfolders, you will be prompted to verify the deletion of the content after sending the folder-deletion request.
Editing Files
Files can be modified by clicking on the link Edit. The content of the file will be displayed in the editing window of the File-Manager. When finished click Save to store your modifications.
Uploading files to the server
Type the name of the file desired into the designated field field (e.g. C:\YourWebsiteFolder\NewFile.html). Alternatively, you can click on Browse in order to look for the file on your computer. After the path has been determined, click on Upload to copy the file onto the server. Files, loaded into your www directory are immediately accessible via the Internet (except the permissions were changed).
Change Permissions
If you would like to restrict and/or extend access to a specific file or directory, on the corresponding link in the column Permissions. A table of permissions for this file will appear, where the boxes checked mark the granted rights for the corresponding user group.
r - read read access to a file (necessary for e.g. viewing a file in a browser)
w - write write access to a file (necessary to edit or delete a file)
x - execute permits the execution of a file and opening of a directory respectively
Owner - User logged on when the file was created; ususally the main user (yourdomain_tld)
Group - User group to which the file belongs to
World - All other users. In order to display a website on the Internet the group "World" must have read access to the files.
File permissions are set to rw-r--r-- by default (the user logged on as the owner may edit the file; other users have only read access). Directory permissions are set to rwxr-xr-x by default (the owner may change the directory; all other users have only access to read and execute).
File Manager - Screenshots
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