How to unzip files with the File Manager

Uploading a lot of files to your hosting space could be a burden if your Internet connection gets interrupted. Besides, your FTP client opens a new connection for each file in the upload queue, thus taking more time for the files to upload. The more the files you are trying to upload are, the longer the upload time will be. For that reason, we have included a useful function in the File Manager tool in your Web Hosting Control Panel - unzipping an archive that has been uploaded on the server.

If you want to upload a whole website, you can archive it using a freeware archivator like WinRar or 7Zip. Upload the file in the corresponding folder, for example /www/my-best-domain.com either via FTP or via the File Manager (Site Options > File Manager) tool. Then open the File Manager tool and navigate to the folder where you uploaded the file. You should see the archive that you have just uploaded.

Click on the file name - a small window opens, prompting you what you would like to do. All options are listed in a drop-down menu, so click on "Choose action", then choose the first option, "Open". The next set of options allow you to open the file with a WYSIWYG editor, a plain text editor or in a browser. The last option in that set is called "Unpack archive". When you select that option, our system unpacks the content of the archive file in the current folder. The supported archive file types are .zip, .rar, .tar and .tar.gz.

You can also zip (create an archive) a whole folder by clicking on the folder icon right next to the folder name. By choosing the Zip/Archive option from the drop-down menu, you can create a zip file of all the files within that folder, making it easier to download the entire folder at once.