The File Manager feature allows you to modify the files and contents of files that are part of your website. The File Manager allows point and click uploading, editing, copying, and more.
Below are the main tasks that you can use the File Manager to do.
Viewing a File's Contents
1. Click on the icon next to the file which you wish to view the contents of.
2. Click on the link "Show File Contents" on the right side of the screen.
3. A new window will appear containing the contents of that file.
4. To return to the File Manager, simply close the window containing the file's contents.
Editing a File's Contents
1. Click on the icon next to the file you wish to edit.
2. Click on "Edit File" on the right side of the screen.
3. Another window will open with the editable contents of that file.
4. When you have finished editing the file, click on the "Save" button.
5. If you wish to change the name of the file, type a new name in the Save file as: field.
Note: After saving the changes to the file, the following will appear (except file will be the name of the file and /home/directory/file will be the directory you are in and the filename):
File /home/directory//file was saved.
Continue editing file
6. To continue editing the file, click on the link after the word "Continue editing".
7. To return to the File Manager, close the browser window.
Changing Your Current Directory
1. To move to a specific directory (folder), click on the icon next to the directory's name.
2. To go back up to the previous directory you were in, click on "Up one level".
3. To go back to your home directory, click on the '/' before the name of the current folder.
Uploading Files
1. Click on the link "Upload File(s)".
2. Click on a "Choose" button.
3. Select a file to upload from the pop-up window by clicking on it.
4. Click on the "Open" button and the window will disappear.
5. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to prepare more files to be uploaded.
6. When the list is full or you have no more files to upload, click on the "Upload" button. You will be brought back to the File Manager in the directory you have uploaded the files to.
Note: If the upload was successful, the following will appear (except filename.extension will be the name of the file(s) you have uploaded):
Upload Status filename.extension (filename.extension): upload succeeded.
Renaming Existing Files
1. Click on the icon next to the file you wish to rename.
2. Click on the link "Rename File" on the right hand side of the screen.
3. Type the new name for the file in the blank field above the "Submit" button.
4. When finished typing the new name of the file, click on the "Submit" button.
Note: If the rename was successful, the following will appear (except filename1 will be the old name of the file, filename2 will be the new name, and /home/folder will be the name of the directory you are in):
Renamed filename1 -> filename2 in /home/folder/
Deleting Existing Files
1. Click on the icon next to the file you wish to delete.
2. Click on the link "Delete File" on the right side of the screen.
Note: If the delete was successful, an image showing your file pointing to a trash can appears on the upper right hand side of the screen.
3. To remove files from the trash can completely, click "Empty Trash" below the trash can icon.
Note: Files will not be deleted until you empty the trash can by clicking "Empty Trash". You may restore files from the trasn can by clicking on the file's picture next to the trash can.
Creating New Files
1. Click on the link "Create New File".
2. Type the name of the new file in the blank field above the drop-down menu containing the words "Text Document".
3. Click on the drop-down menu containing the words "Text Document" and select the type of file you wish to create.
4. Click on the "Create" button.
Note: If the file was created successfully, the following will appear (except filename will be the name of the file you have created and /home/directory will be the directory you have created the file in. File Type will be replaced with the type of file you have created):
Creation of filename (File Type) succeeded in/home/directory
Copying Files
1. Click on the icon next to the file you wish to copy.
2. Next, click on the link "Copy File" on the right hand side of the screen.
3. A list of folder will appear on the left hand side of the screen.
4. Click on the name of the folder you wish to copy the file into.
Note: If the copy was successful an image showing your new file pointing to a directory will appear on the right hand side of the screen.
Changing a File�s Permissions
1. Click on the icon next to the file you wish to change the permissions of.
2. Click on the link "Change Permissions" on the right hand side of the screen.
3. Toggle the checkboxes in the "Set Permissions" area to give the appropriate permissions to the file you selected.
4. Click on the "Submit" button to change the file's permissions.
Note: If the change was successful, the following will appear (except filename will be the name of the file, the numbers will correspond with the permissions given and /home/folder will be the name of the directory you are currently in):
Set permissions on filename -> 0644 /home/folder/
Moving Files
1. Click on the icon next to the file you wish to move.
2. Click on the link "Move File" in the menu on the right hand side of the screen.
3. A list of folders will appear on the left hand side of the screen.
4. Click on the name of the folder you wish to move the file into.
Note: If the move was successful an image showing your file pointing to a new directory will appear on the right hand side of the screen.
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