How to Configure Global Settings for File Manager and Adminer in xCloud

File Manager and Adminer let you work with a site’s files and database from your browser. Both are handy for a quick fix, but you rarely need them on all the time. In ‘Settings’ → ‘Customization’ you can set each tool to turn itself off a set time after you turn it on, so it is not left open on your sites by mistake.

File Manager can now turn off after as little as 3 hours. Adminer can turn off after 6 hours or longer. The setting applies to every site in the team you are working in.

Why turn these tools off automatically

A tool that is left on after the job is done is one more way into your site. Some security scanners also flag File Manager and Adminer files as a risk because of what they are, even when nothing is wrong. Turning them off when you are not using them avoids both.

Pick a short time if you only open these tools for quick edits. Pick a longer one if you work in them over several days.

Step 1: Open Settings

Log in to your xCloud account and click ‘Settings’ in the left menu.

Step 2: Open Customization

In the Settings menu, find the ‘Defaults’ group and click ‘Customization’. The page shows two cards: ‘Access File Manager’ and ‘Access Adminer’. Both start on ‘Always Enabled’.

Step 3: Choose when File Manager turns off

In the ‘Access File Manager’ card, select ‘Disable File Manager’. A ‘Set Auto Disable Duration’ dropdown appears. Pick how long File Manager stays on after you turn it on for a site:

• 3 Hour
• 6 Hour
• 12 Hour
• 1 Day
• 1 Week
• 1 Month

3 Hour is the shortest choice. Use it when you only open File Manager for a quick change: it turns off again sooner, so it is not left on after you are done.

To keep File Manager on at all times instead, leave ‘Always Enabled’ selected.

Step 4: Save the File Manager setting

Click ‘Save Settings’ at the top of the ‘Access File Manager’ card. From now on, each time File Manager is turned on for a site in this team, it turns off again after the time you picked.

Step 5: Choose when Adminer turns off

In the ‘Access Adminer’ card, select ‘Disable Adminer’. A ‘Set Auto Deactivate Duration’ dropdown appears with these choices:

• 6 Hour
• 12 Hour
• 1 Day
• 1 Week
• 1 Month

Adminer has no 3 Hour choice; its shortest time is 6 Hour. Pick a time, then click ‘Save Settings’ at the top of the ‘Access Adminer’ card. Each card saves on its own, so saving one does not change the other.

What happens after you save

• The countdown starts when a tool is turned on. For each site, the time is counted from the moment File Manager or Adminer is turned on for that site, not from when you saved this setting.
• It turns off within about an hour of the time you picked. xCloud checks once an hour, so a 3 Hour setting turns File Manager off between 3 and about 4 hours after it was turned on.
• You can turn it on again at any time. Turn the tool on from the site when you need it. The countdown starts over. For Adminer, see how to access your site database with Adminer.
• ‘Always Enabled’ stops the countdown. Switch the card back to ‘Always Enabled’ and click ‘Save Settings’ if you want the tool to stay on.

If you do not see these settings, check your role in the team. See team roles and permissions in xCloud.

Frequently asked questions

Can Adminer also turn off after 3 hours?

No. The 3 Hour choice is only for File Manager. The shortest choice for Adminer is 6 Hour.

Will File Manager turn off at exactly the time I picked?

Not to the minute. xCloud checks once an hour, so File Manager turns off within about an hour after the time you picked.

Does this setting change only one site?

No. It applies to every site in the team you are working in. The countdown runs on its own for each site, starting when File Manager or Adminer is turned on for that site.

How do I use File Manager again after it turns off?

Turn it on again from the site. The countdown starts over from that moment.

If you run into any issues with these settings, feel free to reach out to our support team.