By using the File Manager, you can manage all aspects of your websites’ files – create a new one, edit your existing ones, edit their content, distribute them into folders, delete them, and upload new ones.

In this article, we share how to access the AwardSpace File Manager once you have registered for a hosting plan.

The process is straightforward and requires only a few clicks.

To access the File Manager, first log in to the AwardSpace hosting panel.

Once logged in, click on the File Manager icon, within the Website Manager box:

This will open a new page with a list of all your hosted websites on our servers. To manage the files of a specific website, simply double-click on its folder:

Once you double-click on a website’s directory, you can browse its root files and folders:

To open a file and edit its content, simply double-click on its icon. To open a folder and browse its contents, just do the same – double-click it.

You can also use the tools at the top of the page to make your file management easier – there are handy buttons to upload files, create new ones, rename files, move them, delete them, extract them, download, and much more:

Read more about how to use the file manager.

Now you know how to access the AwardSpace File Manager.

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Enabling outgoing connections

The outgoing connections are a premium feature and thus are available only for our Premium Hosting Plans. If you are using the Free Hosting Plan and you would like to enable them you will first have to upgrade your plan.

To enable the outgoing connections for your account simply follow the steps below:

1. Login to your Hosting Control Panel
2. From the Hosting Tools menu open the Hosting Settings page
   
3. Scroll down to Firewall Options and enable the HTTP Outgoing connections

Currently, you can only enable HTTP(s) Outgoing connections from the Hosting control panel. If you would like to establish an SMTP connection please refer to our article here.

Outgoing connections are enabled but my website still cannot connect to the external server. Why?

The most common reason for your website to not establish a connection to an external server, after you have enabled the outgoing connections would be if the PHP extension curl is disabled.

To save you the extra step we have the curl extension enabled by default on all paid hosting plans. This can be seen inside the php.ini file from the PHP Settings page. The settings inside php.ini are global for your hosting account. Because of this, having a php.ini file inside your website directory would overwrite the settings inside the global php.ini file.

To make sure that all changes inside your global php.ini are in effect is to make sure that you do not have any php.ini files inside your website directory. A similar example would be the default Opencart installations which have php.ini files in their directory that would prevent your website from connecting to external servers.

To solve this all you need to do is access the website directory and remove the php.ini file(s).

Still not able to connect to external servers?

Although all of this should be enough for your site to establish a connection to an external server, there are still some cases where you might experience issues. For example a blocked network or corrupted file. Our technical support team would be happy to assist you with troubleshooting the issue.

If you have followed our articles for activating the outgoing connections and your website still does not connect, we would recommend you to contact our technical support via Trouble Ticket or email support@supportindeed.com.

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How Do I Add Password Protection to My Website?

To enable Password Protection, simply follow the steps below:

1. Log into the Hosting Control Panel of your AwardSpace account. Don’t have an account yet? Sign up for our service to get started!
2. Navigate to the Password Protection section of the Control Panel.
3. Specify a Directory Path using the Choose Folder button. The Directory Path represents the folder that will become password-protected.
4. Add a custom username and password.
5. Finish the process by clicking on the Add New User button.

Navigating via your web browser to the directory you chose to protect should yield a page similar to the one below:

Does Password Protection Cover Sub-Directories As Well?

Yes, the website password protection covers all sub-directories which are located in the target protected directory. As such, if you secure the root folder for your domain name, all of your site contents will become private. If a visitor tries to gain access without knowing the correct username and password, they would be presented with the following page:

Can I Allow Additional Users to Access My Protected Directory?

Yes, it is possible to have multiple users for the same protected directory. You can create additional users in two ways:

Creating New Users via the Add Directory Protection Form

The process is essentially the same as creating a brand new website password protection – just make sure that you are using the same Directory Path:

1. Log into the Hosting Control Panel of your AwardSpace account.
2. Navigate to the Password Protection section of the Control Panel.
3. Specify a Directory Path using the Choose Folder button. It should be the same as your existing protected folder.
4. Add a new username/password combination.
5. Finish the process by clicking on the Add New User button.

Creating New Users via the Add New User Feature for an Existing Directory Protection

The second approach is to adjust the setting for your existing directory protection:

1. Log in to the Hosting Control Panel of your AwardSpace account.
2. Navigate to the Password Protection section of the Control Panel.
3. Click on the Options button next to your existing protected directory.
4. Open the Add New User tab.
5. Fill in the new user’s credentials.
6. Complete the process by clicking on the Add New User button.

Can I Protect Multiple Directories Using a Single Username-Password Combination?

If you wish to protect multiple directories with a single account, use the “Add Directory Protection” form and use the same username and password combination for every directory that you wish to protect.

Note: We do not recommend using the same credentials for multiple password-protected directories!

How Do I Revoke Access for a Specific User?

Removing users from a protected directory is a straightforward process:

1. Log in to the Hosting Control Panel of your AwardSpace account.
2. Navigate to the Password Protection section of the Control Panel.
3. Click on the Options button next to your existing protected directory.
4. Open the View Users tab.
5. Click on the Options button next to the user which you wish to remove.
6. Open the Delete User tab.
7. Click on the Delete User button.
8. Confirm your choice by selecting Yes in the popup window that appears.

What Would Happen if I Delete the Last User for a Protected Directory?

The website password protection functions as long as there is at least one user associated with the protected directory. Removing the last user for a given directory will remove the password protection altogether and make your site contents freely accessible on the web.

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How Can I Access My Hosting Settings Page?

You can gain access to your hosting account settings in three easy steps:

1. 1. Log into your AwardSpace hosting Account.
   2. Hover your mouse over the Hosting Tools menu.
   3. Under the Website Manager area, click on the Hosting Settings link.

What Information Am I Able to Find?

On the hosting account settings page, you can get very helpful information regarding your current server type, MySQL version, Perl version, and Sendmail path.

What Other Features Are Being Offered?

The following additional features are available to all AwardSpace customers with an active premium shared hosting account:

See a selection of installed Perl modules

If you have a web application written in Perl and wish to get the list of installed Perl modules on your web hosting server, visit the here page.

Ability to Change the php.ini Version on the Server

If your software application requires a different PHP version to run properly, you can use the Change link to perform a PHP upgrade/downgrade.

Access to the php.ini file

Php.ini is the main configuration file where PHP directives and rules are stored. To make modifications to the php.ini file, press Edit.

View php.ini settings

To view the default PHP information for a given PHP version, click on the corresponding link.

Change Hosting Account’s Directory Settings

Directory Protection is designed to prevent changes to your hosting account’s root directory. When enabled, you will be protected against accidental deletions on your main directories.

Enable HTTP(s) Outbound Connections

Due to security reasons, the outgoing connections for all customer accounts are disabled by default. This means your scripts, hosted on our servers, will not be able to communicate with external hosts.

To enable them, click on the Enable button. This will allow you to establish a connection on ports 80, 443 and 3306.

Note: HTTP outgoing connections are a feature available only on our premium hosting plans.

Quick Access to the Zacky Installer Software

The section below offers quick access to our script installer page and available applications. To find out which software are supported on your web hosting server, click on the here link.

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You can access the AwardSpace.com ASP.NET Manager in two easy steps:

1. Sign in to your AwardSpace web hosting account.
2. Under the Advanced Tools area, click on the ASP.NET Manager link.

What Type of ASP.NET do You Support?

Our hosting platform runs under Debian Linux – support for ASP.NET applications is done through an emulator, called Mono. The current Mono version is 2.0.1, which provides support for ASP.NET 2.0 web projects.

How Can I Enable the ASP.NET service For a Specific Hostname?

Listed below are the steps needed to enable ASP.NET:

1. 1. Log into your AwardSpace account (as described above).
   2. Navigate to the ASP.NET Manager page.
   3. Select the domain name you wish to run under ASP.NET.
   4. Finally, click on the Activate ASP.NET button.

After successful activation, you will receive a system notification message that your ASP.NET service has been activated.

Which AwardSpace Web Hosting Plans Offer ASP.NET Support?

Below is a list of all web hosting packages that support ASP.NET:

• Max Pack Plus – supports up to 5 ASP.NET websites
• Starter Semi-Dedicated – supports up to 2 ASP.NET websites
• Pro Semi-Dedicated – supports up to 4 ASP.NET websites
• Advanced Semi-Dedicated – supports up to 6 ASP.NET websites

ASP.NET Server Cache

Any time when changes are made (such as modifying the source code in your application or uploading new data to the server), you need to restart the ASP.NET server. To restart the ASP.NET service for a specific hostname, click on the Deactivate ASP.NET button, and then press back Activate ASP.NET.

How to Make “Default.aspx” a Default Index Page?

If you’d like your visitors to see your default Index page (Default.aspx) when visiting your web page, create an .htaccess file in the root directory of your website with the following contents:

If your Index page happens to have a different name (e.g. Home.aspx), simply change the string in your Rewrite rule to:

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