Everyone must have used a free hosting company sometime or the other. ( I know some of you haven't )

Whether if they were testing a few scripts or don't have enough money to purchase paid hosting.

So, what is the best free hosting company that you've used in the past? Did enjoy your time using it and were you satisfied with the hosting company?

Byethost.

I have 6 sites that have been hosted there for more than 5 years. No problems.

No forced ads or requirements, 50 addon domains, 50 subdomains, and 50 MySQL DB's

They use Vistapanel which is very similar to cPanel.

The only downfall is there is no SMTP support. This is not a problem though, as they walk you through setting up Gmail for your Email needs.

I set up a Gmail Imap account for my domains and it works just fine.

goglestes.com

The "best" free host I have used was the one that required you to post to get hosting. So in reality it isn't really free but it didn't necessarily cost me money. The reason I think it was the "best" out of the free hosts I have used was because as long as you kept posting, you'd have pretty stable reliable hosting.

In general though, paid hosting is less stressful, less work, and even more reliable and stable. Haven't had issues with my previous shared hosting plan with my current host or even the current VPS.

I like 000Webhost

Originally Posted by GnosticThinker

I like 000Webhost

I've tried it too and it looked good, but I don't really need to buy hosting so I have not tested them extensivelly

How far back in time are we allowed to go? :-) Geocities always was reliable...

Originally Posted by gotlivechat

How far back in time are we allowed to go? :-) Geocities always was reliable...

Oh god, they are still open? I remember way back when everyone made web sites with them. So funny how many ads your sites would be filled up with!

As suggested before, just go with a shared hosting plan. If you can't afford $2-$3 a month, there is something really wrong and you shouldn't really be spending your time making a web site but finding a job.

That $3 with I remember with my current host gets you a domain as well. So you are getting HUGE bang for your buck.

Oh god, they are still open?

Only partially. The US based branch is closed. They still operate in Japan though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoCities

Originally Posted by ldcdc

Only partially. The US based branch is closed. They still operate in Japan though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoCities

Does that mean I can sign up using the Japanese Geocities even though I am based in the US? I wonder why they are still open. The Japanese user base seems very tech savvy enough to know that they can make their own servers or get better hosting out there. Or is that a stereotype?

And as the OP said, free hosting can be used to test scripts and etc; that is fine but, Geocities is far too underpowered and doesn't have the specific server requirements to run a lot of scripts and codes like PHP. Paid hosting does.

i have site in freehostia from 2 years. No problem for it

Some nice host to check out, thanks for the posts.

Originally Posted by cabdziner

Byethost.

I have 6 sites that have been hosted there for more than 5 years. No problems.

No forced ads or requirements, 50 addon domains, 50 subdomains, and 50 MySQL DB's

They use Vistapanel which is very similar to cPanel.

The only downfall is there is no SMTP support. This is not a problem though, as they walk you through setting up Gmail for your Email needs.

I set up a Gmail Imap account for my domains and it works just fine.

I can agree with that even though I compete with them. On the other hand I also have a few sites where I use their free host reseller program (if you can "resell" something that is free lol).

But yeah, their service is pretty darn good for what it is. It is stable and reliable, and pretty quick for free hosting.

On the downside, it lacks a lot of features, as it's geared to drive up-sales to their paid hosting.

Also, while they offer a large amount of space, the inode limits on accounts can be an issue.

Originally Posted by cabdziner

Byethost.

For MySQL, they only allow 50mb space for all databases you make.

Byethost gets another vote from me. I don't know, I use a paid host, but when I was using them I very rarely had problems, and if I did, I contacted their support team and they replied ridiculously quick.

I have used some i the past, so far they are not alive anymore. In any case I think that free web hosting company is not for the long term. Only some live for more then few years.

free hosting is good for beginner and they free host always hide or not allowed something that is important for us go paid hosting is best and nowdays there is many webhosting that allowed very cheap rates i currently using $20 per year with unlimited features

I think is bluehost

Originally Posted by WebhostGIANT-Rob

In any case I think that free web hosting company is not for the long term.

Yeah, you are correct.

The only free web host that I'll use is if it is very popular so I'll know that they wouldn't just quit & make me lose all of my uploaded content,

Originally Posted by sxk1120

I think is bluehost

Blue Host isn't free...

Marc I can suggest you freewht.com (sister forum of webhostintalk.com) where you will be able to find more infomation about modern host.