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  • [url]www.freewebz.com[/url]

    Votes: 5 29.4%

  • [url]www.coolfreepages.com[/url]

    Votes: 4 23.5%

  • [url]www.hey.nu[/url]

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • [url]www.neopages.net[/url]

    Votes: 7 41.2%

  • [url]www.spaceports.com[/url]

    Votes: 5 29.4%

  • [url]www.50megs.com[/url]

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • [url]free.prohosting.com[/url]

    Votes: 2 11.8%

  • [url]www.fortunecity.com[/url]

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • [url]www.crosswinds.net[/url]

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • [url]www.fateback.com[/url] {no signups at present}

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • Total voters
    17
i'm been hosted at neopages since the summer of 2002, and i'd have to see that i'm completely satisfied with their hosting. u get php, perl, 1 mysql database, phpmyadmin, and ssi. but the greatest thing is the neopages forum. it's a great community, and most of ur question about hosting/web design will be answered. if ur looking for a great free web host, and u already have some experience with web design (u have to apply with one of ur sites to get hosting), make sure to check out neopages. even if u don't get hosted, u can always re-apply, and be part of a great community of web developers ;)
 
X-Istence, please give some reasons to support your opinion. I am really curious and I think many other are. you gave a few reasons for all the hosts but neopages.
 
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X-Istence, please give some reasons to support your opinion. I am really curious and I think many other are. you gave a few reasons for all the hosts but neopages.
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This is because i never tested them properly, from where i lived at the time it was horribly slow at times. For the rest i have no further things, just that i myself wouldnt use it anymore. Many people said that my site hosted there was slow.

I will signup as soon as i get home, and retest/re asses the this host.

Please do not base my critizem on my current comments, i am just stating my experience with it when i signed up, which was some time ago.
 
I didn't say anything :) I was just curious.

PS: about your hosting, i sent you a PM, i don't wanna spam here with personal messages.
 
FREEWEBS.COM I'm just trying this one out for a simple back up at the moment until I find something else.

*Good Features So Far:
(1) Fast Speed.
(2) Only a powered by: freewebs.com text that YOU add to your page at the bottom or where ever you would like it to be. :)
That really is a great feature.

*BAD/Pitifull Features:
You gotta PAY for FTP.
You gotta PAY to upload more than 1 file at a time.
You gotta PAY to have more than 50 files!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually its 49 files you can have or else you wont even be able to update your pages!!!!! That really sucks..... It was bad enough that you can only upload 1 file at a time.
 
freewebz.com

Well, I have been hosted with them b4. The good thing is that signup is quick and easy, but, it is safe to say that they really expect you to pay for their services. Uploading 1 file at a time is truly ridiculous, and you can only have 50 files to begin with. Good for those who need somewhere quick to put up a simple page.

SpacePorts:

These guys are feature rich and fast, but they have there fair share of downsides. One thing I noticed with them is that when you have mysql etc, there is a bw limit (i forget how much) and you can only have 1000 (or was it 10000??) files. ANother thing is that you can not use redirectors with the php/mysql, so the ONLY way to get into my site was to manually copy it into the address bar and press go. It wouldnt link off other site and redirectors (kickme.to/whatever) do not work.

Fateback:

This is basically a good host that went sour. It started out great, good webspace and transfer, nice FTP and no ADS!!! However, they have suspended signups and the service has began degrading ever since.

Coolfreepages:

This is an OK host but not if you plan to do true untested scripting. Do they still have MySQL? I do not see it on the front page. Anyways, some scripts (all forums) will not work on their servers. THey ad cute little bonus lines or something to your php files so I could never get a forum to work on there, same with some other scripts. And the ad is also pretty annoying. It is still a pretty good offer though considering its free.
 
Originally posted by striker
freewebz.com

(If I could have more than 50 files I would prolly stay with them even without ftp,since they seen fast,and once you upload all your files,when you go back and update pages it will prolly only be 1-2 files to upload.) I have one site their at the momment for a backup host,and it barely fit into their with only 50 files limit...They should put that on the sign up page like:Warning,you will not be able to upload more than 50 files....)

SpacePorts:

ANother thing is that you can not use redirectors with the php/mysql, so the ONLY way to get into my site was to manually copy it into the address bar and press go. It wouldnt link off other site and redirectors (kickme.to/whatever) do not work.

(You mean you typed in your shorter redirector kickme.to/whatever and it wouldn't even go to your site? Or do you mean when making a link to kickme.to/whatever when you clicked on it it wouldnt do nothing? Humm... never used them.



Fateback:

It started out great, good webspace and transfer, nice FTP and no ADS!!! However, they have suspended signups and the service has began degrading ever since.
(YEP,thats what the last 5 host I have tried has been like.)
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Originally posted by X-Istence
uhm, yes i was hosted there, or rather a site me and my brother had.

Once again, i shall say that i would rather never be hosted with neopages again.
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I'm curious to know which site you used to have. The reason I ask is not because of your opinions - if you really believed they sucked, then you are free to have those opinions. My issue is that I don't think you were ever hosted at NeoPages, and that your initial comment was false. But you can easily prove me wrong :)
 
question

Isn't 'free' prohosting not free anymore? They were having one-time-fee plan or something, and if you don't pay, you can't update your site.

A friend of mine actually paid the one time fee, and it all worked fine ever since. (I believe it was about 2 months ago)
 
Originally posted by cale
I'm curious to know which site you used to have. The reason I ask is not because of your opinions - if you really believed they sucked, then you are free to have those opinions. My issue is that I don't think you were ever hosted at NeoPages, and that your initial comment was false. But you can easily prove me wrong :)
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I have removed all comments, since i have heard only good things, and i think my negative comments would hurt the host.

It was a personal opinion that turned into a war, and war is being fought in the middle east, no need for it to happen here on a forum.

Have a good day.
 
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More on http://www.fateback.com/
File Manager is still down, but FTP has been up for a couple of days, and it's lightning fast. So are the http downloads. Maybe everybody else jumped ship, and I'm the only hostee left on a dedicated server. I love it!
 
Thanks Jerry, maybe they will reopen signups now then :p and thanks to you all for your help, if there is anyone else who hasn't added their two cents worth, it is not too late. I am sure conker will let us know when he is going to start on FAQs v4 ;)
 
Originally posted by Marphy
Coolfreepages.com
sounds only adult site could use MySql?
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i dont believe coolfreepages.com offers MySQL, could be wrong.

Doesnt say MySQL in their what you get specs. And their PHP doesnt seem to be working or doesnt like my scripts =)
 
from coolfreepages FAQ

MySQL Support

I signed up with Cool Free Pages. How to create MySql database?


When you create your account, you will be asked whether or not you want your MySql database. Please think carefully at this point. If you DO need this feature enabled, please select "YES" .. bla bla
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so they have mySQL. Actually they were my first host with mySQL, my first ever experience with installing scripts was on this hosts. While they don't do much of support, they got dedicated support forums were members share there experiences. Theser forums have seperates parts for phpNUKE, phpMyAdmin, YABBSE, PHPBB and so on, and it helped me a lot learning to install scripts.. (I have no knowlegde of php and know nothing of servers and stuff..)

I have been away from them for a long time now, that pop-under got a bit annoying ;)

Spaceports: The only reason I dont go there is because of that startpage prompt, I think banners and popups are okay, but that prompt reminds me of all those porn and warez sites where there are promps on every page resulting in system crashes and stuff... not good...

Really if it wasn't for that stupid prompt I wouldn't even have to search for free webhosting :mad:
 
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