Do you realy trust free hosting?
I prefer paying and being sure myself, freebies hide crappy stuff or conditions most of the time, i know some are probably serious, but compared to the others they aren't many

Hi,

No becuase support will not be good! Downtime will be a problem! And their are also many other things! Low space etc

I would always pay for my hosting!

Well, I'm not quite sure. It all depends on who's hosting you, if the owner is dependable and dedicated to the host, that will give you a big advantage. I think free hosting is still good only if the owner of the host is really dedicated and wants to help out people!

I use free hosting for some projects, and paid for others.ÂÂ*ÂÂ*If downtime / ability to easily add features is important I use paid hosting, if its just for fun or an experiment I will use free ones.

I see, I might be using a free host. I'm not too sure but I'll see if any of them are really good. Thank you very much for posting your thoughts.

I wil use free hosting while starting a site. If my site gets a good start then i'd move away from free hosting.
One thing for sure, free hosting or not, i'd always back up my data, specially if its free hosting.

free hosting for my upload site and stuff that needs SQL, server in the back room for stuff that doesnt, but I will probably get SQL working on my server then not use free hosting at all except for the upload site.

Originally Posted by PureEVIL

free hosting for my upload site and stuff that needs SQL, server in the back room for stuff that doesnt, but I will probably get SQL working on my server then not use free hosting at all except for the upload site.

Sorry dint get what you mean??

You mean you want to test your stuff, but you are unable to install SQL at your Server?

if so, then what are you trying to install on which server?? is it Oracle, MySQl or something??

Thank you jaswinder_rana,

I was not sure what he means as well ???

I can't get MySQL installed on my server, but Computer Guru told me he could tell me how to fix it.

I run a free hosting server, and offer support when it is needed, If anyone wants some, just pm or mail me.

I have personally found that all the free hosts without ads in the past I have been with have gone down within 6 months.

i dont trust free hosts.
Downtime was a big problem for me when i created my first board.
They give unreliable service and most of the time come with unwanted Ad's

Some times i worry about it but dont use free host anymore!!

I only trust free hosting providers with the lint in my pocket.

Well, I guess I trust free hosting. It depends on which server though, like geocities, freewebs, and all those ones that have tons of popup ads, I wouldn't... but if you really try your best to search for it, then maybe you can

it depends if you know that people who ur getting it off then i trust it but if i dont know them then i dont trust it

Your web site will be turned into an advertising machine that works for the free web host. Expect, banners, pop up windows, frames. They will all mess the look of your web site in terms of design and accessibility for your visitors that might be literally flooded with popups almost after every click-through.

You can't make advertising revenue of your web site, as most free web hosts don't allow it. This is not such a big issue when you are maintaining a personal web site, but the cutting-off advertising revenues can mean significant losses for a business.

Very little space for your web pages. With free web hosting provider offering 5 to 15 MB of disk space, your site's expansion will severely restricted.

No online store can go without secure server to enable secure online credit card processing. The great majority of free hosts don't support secure web servers. Customers fearing fraud and concerned about their personal information will make it impossible, at least very hard for an online store to survive on a free host. And anyway, have you ever heard of a successful online store hosted by a free web host?

The uptime of your web site will be like the weather forecast. Hope for good, but prepare for the worse. Downtime through free web hosts is unfortunately very common. As web hosts generate their revenues from advertising, they don't feel very much compelled to care for the web site of a subscriber who doesn't pay them anyway.

To whom will you turn when experiencing the abovementioned downtime or other technical problem with your web site? Free web hosts usually have a limited budget and don't afford to hire large customer support teams, if any. You will find yourself alone, staring at the FAQ page.

Your domain name will be measured in feet and will tell nothing or very little of your business. This obviously results in low traffic scores, as your visitors won't be able to remember your URL. Can you rely only on search engines, linked sites and people bookmarking your web site? If yes, at least consider the fact that in the age when companies try to create a personalized image, your web site will be condemned to be just another subdomain of your free host.