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What even is a “FileMonsta”… The old software’s name is called MonstaFTP. Unfortunately, the FTP extension on free hosting is disabled so you can no longer self host this piece of software by yourself on free hosting directly. If you need this very badly then you can only resort to 3rd party websites which is **not recommended**.

Meishin: > MonstaFTP Thats the one… I’d forgotten its name just just assumed itsmehedihassan had got it right haha

Just in case anyone else needs to hear this annoying news: After a 4-day conversation with iFastNet’s support team(s) [They kept skipping over my question], I finally got the answer to the question I asked for 4 days. So if you find that FTP-over-PHP connections on your Free Hosting account is not working for you, they’ve disabled it (I didn’t tell them to do this!) Well, there goes my MonstaFTP install and my Jri FTP client.

First of all, we don’t use MonstaFTP file manager anymore. If you are using some third party MonstaFTP installation, know that we do not recommend doing that, and we cannot guarantee that it will function correctly, or that it won’t secretly harvest your account credentials and use them for malicious purposes. However, in this particular case, the folder of your website indeed didn’t appear to be created. But rest assured, the folder of your website is nothing special, it’s just a folder with a specific name. If it’s missing somehow, you can either create it yourself, or go to the domain name in the client area, find the Directory Status card, and click the button that says “Recreate Directory” to add the missing directory. I just did that for your domain, and the folder should now be there.

sorry i meant the newly added infinityfree domain isnt reflecting in monstaftp file manager dashboard but appears on the infinityfree domain list.. how to solve this?

### Website URL (please specify the URL of the site on which you are experiencing the problem) ### Error Message Hello infinity team, everytime i add new domain using monstaftpfile manager it displays the domain when viewed with monstaftp file manager but doesnt display the newly created domain on infinityfree file manager. This is the second time i’m facing same issue concurrently i.e like now i created a domain by name “real-estate” which is displayed by monstaftp file manager but doesnt display on infinityfree file manager.. please help ### Other Information (other information and details relevant to your question)

Meishin: > Well, I believe that most computers/archive softwares allow you to pick a destination folder before extracting an archive. I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t know about this. I’ve gotten so used to just using “Extract Here” always that I forgot it existed. For comparison: * Desktop file managers: have both an “extract here” and “extract to” option usually. * cPanel’s file manager: asks you where to extract the archive. * MonstaFTP: doesn’t ask you, just extracts to current directory. * Filestash: doesn’t have extraction functionality at all. It would be nice to select the directory, but it’s not a critical feature I think.

Meishin: > Well, I believe that most computers/archive softwares allow you to pick a destination folder before extracting an archive. I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t know about this. I’ve gotten so used to just using “Extract Here” always that I forgot it existed. For comparison: * Desktop file managers: have both an “extract here” and “extract to” option usually. * cPanel’s file manager: asks you where to extract the archive. * MonstaFTP: doesn’t ask you, just extracts to current directory. * Filestash: doesn’t have extraction functionality at all. It would be nice to select the directory, but it’s not a critical feature I think.

Meishin: > Well, I believe that most computers/archive softwares allow you to pick a destination folder before extracting an archive. I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t know about this. I’ve gotten so used to just using “Extract Here” always that I forgot it existed. For comparison: * Desktop file managers: have both an “extract here” and “extract to” option usually. * cPanel’s file manager: asks you where to extract the archive. * MonstaFTP: doesn’t ask you, just extracts to current directory. * Filestash: doesn’t have extraction functionality at all. It would be nice to select the directory, but it’s not a critical feature I think.

Meishin: > Well, I believe that most computers/archive softwares allow you to pick a destination folder before extracting an archive. I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t know about this. I’ve gotten so used to just using “Extract Here” always that I forgot it existed. For comparison: * Desktop file managers: have both an “extract here” and “extract to” option usually. * cPanel’s file manager: asks you where to extract the archive. * MonstaFTP: doesn’t ask you, just extracts to current directory. * Filestash: doesn’t have extraction functionality at all. It would be nice to select the directory, but it’s not a critical feature I think.

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

### Website URL 404 Not Found ### Error Message i renamed my site using monstaftp but upon visiting infinityfree filemanager stiil the already renamed folder still exists in infinityfree domains list yet the new renamed folder doesnt appear in infinityfree domains list but when i also visit infinityfree file manager, i can view the new renamed folder but upon opening the link site says error 404.. Also the system wide ssl is not working since even before renaming the folder name the site used to open in http by default not https..how do i resolve these issues? ### Other Information (other information and details relevant to your question)

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

### Website URL 404 Not Found ### Error Message i renamed my site using monstaftp but upon visiting infinityfree filemanager stiil the already renamed folder still exists in infinityfree domains list yet the new renamed folder doesnt appear in infinityfree domains list but when i also visit infinityfree file manager, i can view the new renamed folder but upon opening the link site says error 404.. Also the system wide ssl is not working since even before renaming the folder name the site used to open in http by default not https..how do i resolve these issues? ### Other Information (other information and details relevant to your question)

**DO NOT SHARE THE FILE MANAGER URL ON THE FORUM!** It contains your hosting account password in an encrypted form. Anyone with access to that URL can access your files. I have reset your hosting account password. Just don’t use the password you used before. * * * As for your questions, there is a single answer to all of them: the domain `nextgeneration-churches.great-site.net` is not assigned to your hosting account. You can see the list of domains assigned to your hosting account in the client area by checking the Domains list of your account. As you can see, this particular domain is not in the list. The file manager only shows that you have a directory with that name. But you can create a directory with the name `google.com` without any issues, but you cannot claim a website that way. If you want to use that subdomain, you’ll have to add it to your hosting account. You can also do that through the client area, just click the Add Domain button at the top of the domains list.

redsusvn: > it is impossible to rename It is possible, the option is just well hidden. See my other comment. redsusvn: > copy That’s indeed missing. redsusvn: > cut, paste There is the option to move files. How is that different? redsusvn: > properties We have that. What are you missing specifically? redsusvn: > does not have right click menu for easy access My MonstaFTP muscle memory is missing this one too. But I don’t think that a right click menu is that critical. Keep in mind that they don’t really work on mobile, so having a different UI that works better on all devices is a cleaner way to implement it. Not your preference? I get that. Worst thing on the planet? That’s a bit of a stretch. redsusvn: > no way to zip a file If you select multiple files and click Download, you’ll get a zip file. There is not much point in zipping a single file. redsusvn: > extract the file if it already exist The focus was put on upload+unzip. That’s way more practical given the file size limits on our hosting. redsusvn: > and the worst part is the url contain user and token That’s being worked on and probably 90% done by now. I agree that this is not a very secure way, but many file managers work like this. MonstaFTP has it too, it’s their recommended way to do logins from control panels. Again, “worst on the planet” is a bit of a stretch here consider that this is basically the default. redsusvn: > to complicated stuff (their support website) That one has existed for many years with no major changes to it (as far as I know), long before AI coding was ever a thing. I also agree here that a standalone support portal with no link to the rest of the system (e.g. SSO) is not the best UX. But this just shows again that you can have good design and bad design with and without AI. redsusvn: > definally make you want to leave that site after 5s Meanwhile, we have Filestash with their mandatory nyan-cat loader (cringe), and just a lot of ancient software that hasn’t been getting a lot of love. Even cPanel’s file manager looks very outdated. You clearly seem to have a deep hatred for it. But the market for file managers just has a lot of bad options.