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How to manage files via File Manager

May 05, 2011
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Using the File Manager also known as Online File Manager via your control panel is very easy to do and requires only logging into your VistaPanel.

Accessing File Manager

  1. Login to your website control panel
  2. Click Online File Manager under File Management

Uploading Files via File Manager

  1. Open the directory you want to upload data into by clicking its name (eg. htdocs)
  2. Select Upload from the Actions menu
  3. Under Files on the left click the Choose… button
  4. Find the file you want to upload from the popup on your computer
  5. Click OK or Open
  6. Repeat 3~5 as needed
  7. Click the green checkmark

That is how you upload files via File Manager.

Upload Multiple Files via File Manager

  1. Open the directory you want to upload data into by clicking its name
  2. Select Uploadfrom the Actions menu
  3. Under Archives on the right click the Choose… button
  4. Find the archive (eg. ZIP, TAR.GZ, TGZ, GZ) you wish to upload from the popup on your computer
  5. Click OK or Open
  6. Click the green checkmark

This will upload the archive and automatically extract its content in the defined location.

Removing Files via File Manager

  1. Open the directory you want to remove files from
  2. Click the small checkbox next to each file you want to remove
  3. Select Delete from the Actions menu

Changing File/Directory Permissions

  1. Click the small checkbox next to each file/directory you want to CHMOD
  2. Select CHMOD from the Actions menu
  3. Use Set All Permissions to set the same permissions for every directory/file OR individually  set the permissions on a file by file, directory by directory basis using the checkboxes
  4. Click the green checkmark

Remember to never CHMOD below 6XX or you will encounter issues.

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How to manage files via FTP

May 05, 2011
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To use FTP to manage files you will need three key pieces of information…

  1. Your Username (eg. user_123456)
  2. Your Password
  3. Your FTP Host/Server name (eg. ftp.example.com)

and of course an FTP program

Setting up the Connection

  1. Open FileZilla
  2. Open File > Site Manager
  3. Click New Site
  4. In Host, type the name of your FTP server (eg. ftp.example.com)
  5. From the Logontype dropdown select Normal
  6. In User, type your username (eg. user_123456)
  7. In Password, type your password
  8. Click OK

You have now just saved your connection information in FileZilla, if you want you can open Site Manager again and click on New Site under Select Entry to change the name from New Site to something meaningful like, you.example.com or example.com or anything that will remind you of what account it connects.

Transferring Files

  1. Open FileZilla
  2. Open File > Site Manager
  3. Click the site you want to connect to under Select Entry
  4. Click Connect

You should now be connected to your FTP account and see your files on the right and on the left, are files on your computer.

Using these two views you can upload and download by drag and drop by selecting files you want to upload from the left and dragging them to the right and vice-versa for files you want to download.

For files you want to appear on your website, make sure you always upload into the docroot which can be public_html, www or htdocs.

Keep in mind, if you have multiple sites on your account such as sub-domains or domains, you should always upload into the appropriate location for those sub-domains or domains (eg. /example.com/htdocs or /example.com)

Removing Files

  1. Right-click on the files/directories you want to remove
  2. Select Delete

Changing File/Directory Permissions

  1. Right-click on the file/directory
  2. Select File Permissions…
  3. Using the checkboxes set your new permissions
  4. Click OK

Remember, never go below 6XX or you may have issues.

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