What features do you want in a free/paid host?

[Clawz.com]

Already have:
mySQL
PHP
CGI
Error Pages
POP3
Mail Forwarding
URL Forwarding
Domain Hosting
Sub-Domain Hosting

Trying to include as many features as I can before bringing up the servers, and of course test them to make sure they don't screw up.

 

[HostingSoftware]

mySQL
PHP
CGI
Error Pages
POP3
Mail Forwarding
URL Forwarding
Domain Hosting
Sub-Domain Hosting

These features usually comes with out-of-box control panel installed.

To get popular, I would recommend some developer tools/libraries.
There is no Ruby on Rails or Django support free hosting as far as I know.
That's why I suggest to add support for them for new free/paid hosts.

 

[azoundria]

cPanel, Fantastico, htaccess, password protect directories, free templates, free layouts, RV Site Builder (or similar), free tutorials, etc...

That should give you a place to start from.


Oh, and @HostingSoftware, we do support Ruby on Rails...

But then again, we're not your typically free host.

 

[HostingSoftware]

cPanel, Fantastico, htaccess, password protect directories, free templates, free layouts, RV Site Builder (or similar), free tutorials, etc...

Uhm, again - these are not "webhost-specific" features but standard software features.

 

[Sain Cai]

Good customer support. Dont mean to sound like an ---, but even if you offer free hosting, I am not keen on hosts that have the "Well you are getting it for free so fig off if you dont like it" attitude. Support replies in a timely matter, even if not resolved fully would be a good start. I think most real webmasters at least like to know that there is someone on the other end of the computer handling issues

 

[Clawz.com]

Yea, I'm not going with those commercialized control panels...
I'd rather make my own.

Already have htaccess and password protect directories.

I'm going to look into Ruby on Rails, and Django.

 

[blueray]

I wish to see that free / paid both support jsp and pyhon.
If support ruby also then it would be great.