imbra - How to View File Contents in iPanel File Manager

Preview file contents without editing them. The File Manager's built-in code viewer supports syntax highlighting for many file types.

Steps

  1. Open the File Manager from your website management page.

    [screenshot: file manager open]

  2. In the file tree on the left, click on the file you want to view.

    [screenshot: clicking on a file in file tree]

  3. The file contents will load in the code editor panel on the right side of the screen.

    [screenshot: file contents displayed in code editor panel]

  4. The editor automatically applies syntax highlighting based on the file extension.

    [screenshot: syntax-highlighted file content]

  5. Use the scroll bar to navigate through larger files.

    [screenshot: scrolling through file content]

Tip: The code editor supports viewing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, XML, Python, and many other file formats with syntax highlighting.

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