AshesFromStars

I for one know how annoying it is when you decide you want to (re-)open a website and don’t want to splash out for a domain and hosting straight away. Over the years I’ve had numerous different domain names and paid hosting, as well as having lots of sites on freehosts. I admit it, when I was younger I was running upto 20 websites at a time. Personal site, blog, review sites, layout sites, fanlistings, hosting sites…hey, I was a fat kid with no friends when I was 13 - I had time to spare.

Anyway, roll on 8 years and the world of free hosting is slightly better these days than it was back then. I remember being pretty much restricted to Geocities and Homestead! This post will be updated as and when I come across good, free webhosts.

1. 110mb.com View test site

   
   This is what you get when you signup for 110mb.com;

   • 2 GB (2000 MB) web space
   • 6 MB max file size upload limit
   • PHP v5.1.4
   • Shockwave & Flash
   • XML support
   • 110DBManager (better then phpMyAdmin)
   • Run IonCube encoded PHP scripts
   • Push-Button Application Installer
   • 100 GB (100,000 MB) monthly transfer
   • FTP Access (CHMOD Allowed)
   • GD Lib 2.0.28 support
   • Powerful WYSIWYG website page builder
   • Online File Manager (Unzip compressed files from the server!)
   • CURL enabled
   • see more

   
   

   I have fond memories of 110mb.com, this website actually started out there for a few days before I accepted for hosting here at misstuned.com. Their website quotes the following;

   110MB is powered by Quad Intel Xeon Servers operating in a cluster-based environment. In plain english: lots of servers connected together rather then 1 server which hosts all the members as is true for 99% of free hosts, since they can’t afford extra servers. Meaning that if one 110MB server goes down temporarily, your site will be entirely unaffected — ensuring maximum data protection and uptime for your site.

   It’s certainly true - I have a few sites currently on 110mb.com and I don’t think that I’ve ever seen any of them down at all!

   The reason that I love 110mb.com is the excellent CPanel which it boasts. From it you can set up MySQL databases (there is now a $10 fee to do this now, shame really. You could always use freemysql.net ) access phpMyAdmin and one-click install over 30 great scripts and CMS, including my trusty WordPress. There’s also phpBB3, CuteNews, bBlog, ZenCart and Coppermine in there too. For those not wanting to pay the small fee that is now charged for MySQL there is a WordPress installation which doesn’t use it, called FlatPress which is a one-click installation. I’ve tried it out and it’s just like WordPress only a lot more simplified - perfect for first-time bloggers!
   An other great feature of 110mb.com is the FTP access and the easy to use File Manager with built in un-zipper. You can upload a .zip file and then press the unzip button to..well unzip the file into a folder!

If you’d like to nominate or suggest a free host for my to try out, leave me a comment below.