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Here is an overview of the File
Manager function. It shows the current permissions
(security) settings for each file and directory,
the owner of the file or directory, the file size
and date, and file or directory name. To the right
there are some tools for each entry including delete,
rename and password (covered below).
Under the file and directory listing
is a sort tool that allows you to change the view
from alphabetical to by date or size, etc.
Clicking on a directory name will
change the display to show the contents of that
directory. Folders are indicated by yellow icons
to the left of their name.
When
in any folder below the root folder of your account,
you will see the "Parent Dir" link which
will take you up one level in the directory structure.
The line below this shows where you are currently
browsing.
Shown at the left in your directory
listing, the permissions control who can or cannot
read, write, or execute your files. The first set
of 3 letters is for the domain owner, the second
set for the domain's group, and the third is for
everyone else (translated - your visitors). For
more information on Linux file permissions, we
encourage you to look at the many Linux tutorial
materials available online and in bookstores.
To change the file permissions,
click the permissions block at the left of the
file listing and the following screen will appear
(this applies to both files and directories)
To execute a CHMOD command (see
below) and alter the permissions, just check the
appropriate boxes and hit 'submit'. The change
is instantaneous.
In the File Manager screen, there
are buttons next to each file and folder where
you can perform some maintenance.
Delete:
To delete a file or folder, click the 'delete' button, which will bring
up a screen asking you to confirm the action.
IF YOU DELETE A DIRECTORY, ALL
FILES AND SUB-FOLDERS WITHIN WILL BE REMOVED!
Please be absolutely certain you no longer need any of the
contents before removing a directory!
Rename:
To rename a file or folder, simply click the 'rename' link and enter the
new name for the file or folder.
Upload a file:
A quick way to send a few files to the server is to use the tool near the
bottom of the screen in File Manager:
You can either enter in the file
name (using the path on your local computer, like
C:\myfile.htm), or use the handy "Browse" button
which will open a dialog box where you can navigate
to the right file (it looks just like an "open
file" box you might see in any Windows program).
Then click the "Upload" button and the
file zooms up to your directory on the server.
Make sure you are in the right screen in File Manager
- for example, HTML documents should go in the
'domain-www' folder, so be sure that's where you
are when you click 'Upload".
Enter the name of a new file to
create an empty (blank) file on the server which
you can edit (see below), or a new folder can be
created the same way. As always, make sure you're
in the right place when you use these tools since
the new files/folders will go to whatever folder
you are looking at in File Manager.
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