Overview

The GreggHost control panel includes a file manager that you can use to upload and manage your website’s files. The file manager in the panel is a faster and easier alternative to a fully functional FTP client like Filezilla, and it can handle the majority of your site’s demands.

This tutorial will show you how to use this file manager and all of its features.

The file manager in the panel does not allow you to access your logs.

Using SFTP to view your access and error logs
To access your logs, you’ll need a fully functional FTP client like Filezilla or Cyberduck.

Logging into your server using the file manager
To log in to your site, it must be fully hosted.

Go to the Manage Websites section.
a button to manage your website
Click the Manage button to the right of your domain.
If your sites are displayed in Grid view on the Manage Websites page, hover over them and click the Manage option.

a file management button on a website
Manage Your Site is the title of the first part. Click the Manage button on the right.
In a new tab, your file manager appears. Your username’s files and directories are displayed.
a list of file managers
Navigating directories
To access a directory, click on its name.

Enter the directory in the file manager
The directory is loaded automatically by the page.
Click the up arrow button to browse out of the directory:

Change the directory in the file manager
This will take you to the directory just above the current one.
Uploading files or folders
The maximum size of an upload is 1GB.

Follow the steps above to access the file manager.
upload symbol in the file manager
To upload files, go to the bottom left and click the upload icon.
Choose an option from the drop-down menu.
You’ll see a pop-up box asking you to locate the file or folder you want to upload.
If you’re uploading a website, you’ll need to point the domain name servers (DNS) to GreggHost in order for it to go online. For further details on the procedure, see the following article:

How can I move my existing website to GreggHost?
Downloading files and folders
The size of each download is limited to 1GB.

This section describes how to save files and directories from a web server to your computer.

Follow the steps above to access the file manager.
Right-click the file you want to download in your site directory.
Downloading with a file manager
You can also highlight the file and then click the download icon on the toolbar at the bottom.

Downloading with a file manager
To download, click the Download button.
Depending on your browser, you will be asked to confirm the download, or it will begin immediately (no prompt).
.zip files are used to download folders.
Fetching a file from a URL
You can use this option to download a file from an external place by using the URL of the file.

Follow the steps above to access the file manager.
Fetch symbol in the file manager
Click the Fetch icon in the lower toolbar.
A pop-up window appears, allowing you to type in the URL of the file you want to download:
fetch url in file manager
To download the file, click the OK button.
Editing files
Follow the steps above to access the file manager.
Open an editing options menu by right-clicking a file.
Editing files in the file manager
Choose Edit. The source editor opens, allowing you to make changes to your file.
Editing files in the file manager
To save your changes, click the Save button on the bottom right once you’ve finished modifying the file.
When you’re finished, click the Close button to return to the previous file list.
Zip files can be extracted.
The file manager on the website is unable to extract zip files that have previously been posted to the server. If your zip file has already been posted to your server, you’ll need to use SSH to extract it.

Follow the steps above to access the file manager.
upload symbol in the file manager
On the lower left, click the upload icon.
Choose Upload Zip from the drop-down menu.
You’ll see a pop-up box asking you to locate the file or folder you want to upload.
Extracting files with the file manager
When the confirmation box opens, click the Upload and Unzip option.
Creating a new file or folder
Within the file manager, you can make new files and folders.

Click the Create icon in the bottom toolbar.
manager of files create
Choose either New File or New Folder from the options.
A pop-up window appears, allowing you to name the new file or folder.
manager of files make a name
After giving the file or folder a name, save it by clicking the OK button.
If you’re making a file, the file editor appears, allowing you to add material to it. To save the file’s contents, make sure to Save and Close as shown above.

Changing permissions
Access to a file or folder is controlled by file permissions. More information on permissions can be found in the following article:

Changing permissions with UNIX commands
Select the file/folder with the right-click menu.
chmod (file manager)
Select CHMOD from the options.
You may also highlight the file/folder by clicking the symbol in the bottom toolbar:
chmod (file manager)
The following message shows in a pop-up window:
chmod values in the file manager
Adjust the permissions as needed in the pop-up. You can also type in the permissions’ numerical value.
To save your changes, click the OK button.
Deleting a file or folder
Select the file or folder with the right-click menu.
Delete files in the file manager
Choose Delete.
You can also highlight the item and then delete it using the bottom toolbar icon: