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File and database access is session-based. Instead of leaving permanent credentials lying around, you open a session from the Files & Database tab when you need one, and it closes itself when you’re done.

Files (SFTP)

Read/write access to your full WordPress directory with any SFTP client.

Database (phpMyAdmin)

A private phpMyAdmin instance, isolated to this one site.

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Opening a session

1

Choose how long you need

30 minutes, 1 hour (the default), 4 hours— or keep open until I revoke if you’re going to be working for a while.
2

Open the session

The panel starts the sidecar and shows you the connection details. You’ll also get an email confirming a session was opened, with a link to revoke it.
3

Revoke it when you're finished

Click Revoke session, or just let it expire— we tear it down automatically and the credentials stop working.
Session credentials are shown only while the session is active, and a new session gets new ones. Copy what you need before you close the tab.

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Files (SFTP)

The panel gives you a host, a port unique to your session, and a username. Use any SFTP client— FileZilla, Cyberduck, WinSCP, or the OpenSSH sftp command. You land in /site, which is your complete WordPress directory: core files, wp-config.php, wp-content, and anything else you’ve put there. Files you upload are owned by the web server, so WordPress can read and write them.
Leave the public key field empty and the panel issues a one-off password for the session.
SFTP is file transfer only. There’s no shell on your container; use WordPress, phpMyAdmin, or the panel for everything else.

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Database (phpMyAdmin)

Opening a phpMyAdmin session gives you a private URL plus a username and password for the gate in front of it. Clear that gate and phpMyAdmin signs you in to your database automatically— no separate database credentials to hunt down. Use it to browse tables, run queries, and import or export SQL dumps.
A bad query can take a site down in a second. Take a restore point before running anything destructive, and prefer exporting a table before you edit it.

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Good habits

  • Prefer short sessions. Indefinite access is there for long jobs, not as a default.
  • Revoke a session as soon as you’re done— especially if you shared the credentials with a developer.
  • Sessions can’t be opened while WordPress is still installing on a brand-new site; wait for the banner to clear.