Host F.A.Q.

This is the Free Host FAQ that I created for FreeWebspace.net. I decided to post it here too, as it might help someone out.

To first-time users: Please take a look at the "User's Guide" before venturing into the actual FAQ. It provides valuable information on the various terms that I have used. After you are done with that, please search through the FAQ thoroughly. If there is nothing in the FAQ that matches your request, then post a new thread on the forum.


USER'S GUIDE.................................................. .........................

Most hosts are categorized by the amount of disk space that they offer. For example, Netfirms falls into the 16-30 MB category because it offers 25 MB of disk space. They may also be categorized by:

• Strict Application: These hosts may require that a user first make a certain amount of posts on their forums. They may also have a rigorous system of limiting signups and reviewing all applicants by hand.
• Region Restrictions: These hosts either ban traffic or restrict signups from certain regions. It is generally recommended that you try other hosts first and use these as a last resort, as chances are that they may restrict signups from your country.

You may also notice various symbols used throughout the FAQ:

• * No FTP
• ' Forums are not allowed, even though they offer a scripting language.
• (#) Number of POP3 Accounts Offered

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No Ads
0-15 MB: None
16-30 MB: None
31-50 MB: None
50+ MB: http://www.freewebz.com/* | http://www.deluxnetwork.com/pgs/plans.php

Strict Application: http://www.fairmount.nu/ | http://www.flatface.net/ | http://www.u69.us | http://www.hey.nu | http://www.neopages.net

Reliability
15 MB or Less: http://www.geocities.com*
16 - 30 MB: http://www.tripod.com/ | http://www.angelfire.com/* | http://www.brinkster.com/*
31 - 50 MB: None
More than 50: http://www.topcities.com/

Strict Application: http://www.hey.nu | http://www.neopages.net

PHP
15 MB or Less: http://www.portland.co.uk
16 - 30 MB: http://www.microze.co.uk
31 - 50 MB: http://www.tripod.co.uk*
More than 50: http://www.deluxnetwork.com/pgs/plans.php

Strict Application: http://www.hey.nu | http://www.neopages.net | http://www.u69.us | http://www.flatface.net/index.php?page=hosting | http://www.fairmount.nu/
Region Restrictions: http://www.coolfreepages.com | http://www.tripod.co.uk | http://www.hostutra.com/

PHP and MySQL
15 MB or Less: http://www.portland.co.uk'
16 - 30 MB: http://www.microze.co.uk
31 - 50 MB: http://www.tripod.co.uk*
More than 50: None

Strict Application: http://www.hey.nu | http://www.neopages.net | http://www.u69.us | http://www.fairmount.nu/
Region Restrictions: http://www.tripod.co.uk

Perl
15 MB or Less: http://www.portland.co.uk'
16 - 30 MB: http://www.netfirms.com
31 - 50 MB: None
More than 50: None

Strict Application: http://www.hey.nu | http://www.neopages.net | http://www.u69.us | http://www.flatface.net/index.php?page=hosting | http://www.fairmount.nu/

ASP IDEAS NEEDED!
15 MB or Less: None
16 - 30 MB: http://www.brinkster.com* | http://www.websamba.com
31 - 50 MB: None
More than 50: http://www.7host.com/free_hosting/free_hosting.asp

Strict Application: http://www.u69.us

APPENDIX.................................................. .........................

Please note that AMZWeb.net Free Hosting is now known as u69.us. They will only offer free hosting after you have made 10 posts on their forum, and certain features are not available until you have reached a certain number of posts on the forum. For example, you will only get 20 POP3 e-mail accounts after reaching the Nemesis ranking (500 posts). You can find out more about this system http://www.u69.us/viewtopic.php?t=168.

Some of these hosts may be blocked by the governments of certain countries. For example, in the People's Republic of China, Geocities, Netfirms, Angelfire, Tripod and Brinkster are currently blocked, although these bans may be removed at any time.
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Great post CM!
It would be nice if you added another symbol to, which have adverts or not.
Another thing, what do you mean by ideas needed?

no ads hosts are in the 'No Ads' section...

and there aren't that much ASP hosts so thats why he wants some ideas

Yep you could say that was a huge oversight from me although I even read it before. It does go to show that cross referencing can be useful though.

Here's a free (strict application) ASP host http://freehosting.rbftpnetworks.com/ subdomain only

and http://www.dotnetplayground.com/

Hi jrobbio,

Dotnetplayground is only for testing. I have never heard of rbftpnetworks.com...I'll check them out. Thanks

Brinkster is not 'ad free' anymore.

Thanks, fixed

The information in the post at the top of this thread is
ABOUT 3 YEARS OUT OF DATE !!!!!

All of the information given above about "U69.US" is completely wrong !!!!

I am the head administrator for CLUBHOST.US which is the FREE hosting
service that used to be called U69.US a long time ago and was called
AMZWEB.NET before that. The old "U69.US" address still redirects to
our current www.clubhost.us web address.

(We dumped "u69.us" for the forum URL because people kept thinking it
was a porno site instead of a FREE hosting service in error)

In total, we have now been open for a total of 7 years continuously, despite
name changes on 4 occasions, making us one of the oldest and longest lived
of all the FREE hosting services out there.

We do require posting but it is only 25 posts .... not 500 / Nemesis
listed above to gain all of the hosting account features although we are
very strict that those posts cannot be spam.

We do allow signups from any location without limitation but the applicant
must be able to speak English well as all sites are required to be in English.

The current hosting account specifications as of the time of this post are ...

Unlimited Web Space
w/ 10 GB Data Transfer
PHP v4.3.4+ Scripting
ASP (Available on Request)
Server Side Includes (SSI)
1 POP3 Email Account
w/SPAM Protection
w/Web Based Access
Plesk Control Panel
Webalizer Daily Statistics
MySQL v4.0.16+ Database
Both FTP and Web Based Uploads
Custom Error Pages
Password Protected Folders
Supports Domains and Subdomains
NO ADS WHATSOEVER!

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Clubhost FREE Hosting
www.clubhost.us

Thank you for the update Clubhost; we'll update the list (with your changes) as soon as possible.

You are a good man~~~~~~~~~~