Free Web hosting?

Primex · 02-26-2007, 04:07 PM

Ok, I'm a novice, I admit it, so I apologize if this is a redundant question. Does anyone know a free web hosting site? I was just put in charge of a non-profit program at my job and we're trying to advertise our department but one thing that I've realized is that they don't have a website. We have very limited funding and we have to advertise on this, so I was thinking that maybe I can make a basic website myself on the limited html codes that I've picked up along the way, but I don't know anything about hosting the webpage. Can anyone help me out here please?

meanman · 02-26-2007, 04:29 PM

try mediamax.com its free and you get 25gb space and 1gb download a month there are no catches its brill

lee101 · 02-26-2007, 04:39 PM

A problem with free hosting is it's lock of reliability though, and you will get a domain like mysite.myfreehost.com or myfreehost.com/mysite, and with it being free there are no gaurantees or anything, I would reccomend a cheap shared package such as dreamhost, admittedly it will cost you more, but if you payup front for a year and use max97 as the coupon code (that isn't a referral code, it is one to get you the most money off) then you get $97 off, it is about $10 a month usually but with that it is just $23, and you get a free domain which will make your project look better imo.

Also you can install a content management system, such as joomla which will take all of the hard work out of the website, as you can update all the content through the web-based panel.

I would strongly reccomend that you spend $23 on a host for a year, as I'm sure in the long run it will all pay off, wheather it's in terms of reliability or the amount of visitors (no-one wnats to remember a 100-char address when they can remember far fewer)

Lee

_simon_ · 02-26-2007, 04:58 PM

From my own experiences, free hosting isn't worth the bother.

If you are lucky then it will be up more than it's down and as mentioned above, you will get a crappy domain name as well which won't really reflect well on the company.

I can recommend http://www.afmu.com (not the free package)

meanman · 02-26-2007, 07:06 PM

i use www.mediamax.com and i have no problems you should check it out i run a cod uo server and all the maps are kept on media max and they get downloaded by people wanting to go on my server with no trouble

NCIS330 · 03-01-2007, 04:22 AM

My friend used Freewebs but I don't think their that good but its free.

patrickv · 03-01-2007, 04:57 AM

there's a dull one http://www.biz.tc/ lol. its decent enough.

cynical · 03-01-2007, 06:45 AM

you could always try using apache

www.apache.org

it will host of your own computer.

dispite what some "noobies" think, its quite easy to do.

download the http server, and simply put your html files in the "htdocs" folder it creates. As long as your homepage is named "index" it will automaticly use that as your homepage.

if it doesnt work off installation you may have to use a different port, or unblock it.

For changing the port open the "apache configuration" file and change all the "80"'s to a different number. then restart the server.

your website will be "http://yourip:port

you can then get either dynamic updater at www.no-ip.com for free or mask it at a place like http://ca.kz

if it still doesnt work after your change the port, you may have a firewall or router blocking the port.

simply configure your firewall/router to allow access on the port you specified in the config file.

if this is still japanese to you and you have no iea what your doing but wish to consier this give me a pm and we can figure out how to live message each other through msn or a similar client and i can guide you through step by step.

Primex · 03-01-2007, 03:54 PM

Well some of these sound great. Thanks for the ideas guys. Cynical, I may need your input on that site. I'll give it a try this weekend to see what I can do.

02-26-2007, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Primex Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida, USA Posts: 138	Free Web hosting? Ok, I'm a novice, I admit it, so I apologize if this is a redundant question. Does anyone know a free web hosting site? I was just put in charge of a non-profit program at my job and we're trying to advertise our department but one thing that I've realized is that they don't have a website. We have very limited funding and we have to advertise on this, so I was thinking that maybe I can make a basic website myself on the limited html codes that I've picked up along the way, but I don't know anything about hosting the webpage. Can anyone help me out here please?

02-26-2007, 04:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,150	A problem with free hosting is it's lock of reliability though, and you will get a domain like mysite.myfreehost.com or myfreehost.com/mysite, and with it being free there are no gaurantees or anything, I would reccomend a cheap shared package such as dreamhost, admittedly it will cost you more, but if you payup front for a year and use max97 as the coupon code (that isn't a referral code, it is one to get you the most money off) then you get $97 off, it is about $10 a month usually but with that it is just $23, and you get a free domain which will make your project look better imo. Also you can install a content management system, such as joomla which will take all of the hard work out of the website, as you can update all the content through the web-based panel. I would strongly reccomend that you spend $23 on a host for a year, as I'm sure in the long run it will all pay off, wheather it's in terms of reliability or the amount of visitors (no-one wnats to remember a 100-char address when they can remember far fewer) Lee __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10

03-01-2007, 04:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
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02-26-2007, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,782	try mediamax.com its free and you get 25gb space and 1gb download a month there are no catches its brill

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_simon_ Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 969	From my own experiences, free hosting isn't worth the bother. If you are lucky then it will be up more than it's down and as mentioned above, you will get a crappy domain name as well which won't really reflect well on the company. I can recommend http://www.afmu.com (not the free package)

02-26-2007, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,782	i use www.mediamax.com and i have no problems you should check it out i run a cod uo server and all the maps are kept on media max and they get downloaded by people wanting to go on my server with no trouble

03-01-2007, 04:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
NCIS330 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 186	My friend used Freewebs but I don't think their that good but its free.

03-01-2007, 06:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
cynical New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4	you could always try using apache www.apache.org it will host of your own computer. dispite what some "noobies" think, its quite easy to do. download the http server, and simply put your html files in the "htdocs" folder it creates. As long as your homepage is named "index" it will automaticly use that as your homepage. if it doesnt work off installation you may have to use a different port, or unblock it. For changing the port open the "apache configuration" file and change all the "80"'s to a different number. then restart the server. your website will be "http://yourip:port you can then get either dynamic updater at www.no-ip.com for free or mask it at a place like http://ca.kz if it still doesnt work after your change the port, you may have a firewall or router blocking the port. simply configure your firewall/router to allow access on the port you specified in the config file. if this is still japanese to you and you have no iea what your doing but wish to consier this give me a pm and we can figure out how to live message each other through msn or a similar client and i can guide you through step by step.

03-01-2007, 03:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Primex Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida, USA Posts: 138	Well some of these sound great. Thanks for the ideas guys. Cynical, I may need your input on that site. I'll give it a try this weekend to see what I can do.