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The Little Guy
10-24-2003, 08:55 PM
where can i get a free web hosting with lots of space and atleast a 5mb upload?
IncaWarrior
10-24-2003, 10:30 PM
do a search for what you want
The Little Guy
10-26-2003, 11:58 AM
Can I put my website on the web for free with out a host?
IncaWarrior
10-26-2003, 04:43 PM
you could host it on your computer but it will only work when your computer is on
The Little Guy
10-27-2003, 09:29 AM
how would i do that?
The Little Guy
10-28-2003, 08:16 PM
So how would i host it off my computer????
PeOfEo
10-28-2003, 08:28 PM
setup your computer as a server. But I do not reccomend this unless you have atleast a 100kilobit upload speed. I mean thats the bare minimum or you will have a realy bad lag and even then do not try to get much more then 2 or 3 active users at a time. Your comp would also have to be on 24/7 and you would have to devote recources to the webserver. You should just go with a host unless you can run a separate comp as a dedicated server in my opinion. There are plenty of free hosts out there just look for your self and don't be lazy. www.brinkster.com www.freewebs.com www.mylittlehost.com www.flatface.net those are 4 free ones with no ads.
The Little Guy
10-28-2003, 09:12 PM
how do you set up your computer as a server?
PunkSktBrdr01
10-28-2003, 09:20 PM
Download the Abyss Web Server from http://www.aprelium.com.
IncaWarrior
10-28-2003, 10:04 PM
xp pro has it so you just stick stuff in a folder
PeOfEo
10-28-2003, 10:40 PM
Originally posted by The Little Guy
how do you set up your computer as a server? I dont think this is the best option :rolleyes:
screaming_banjo
10-29-2003, 09:32 AM
If I were you, i wouldn't consider making your PC a server, search for a free web host. I've used:

www.freewebs.com

Fairly reliable, large amount of space. On the downside you can only upload one file at a time unless you pay for FTP access.

No pop-up ads, one small line of text on your site (not too painful considering the hosting is completely free!)

Hope that helps

Mandy
iniquity101
10-29-2003, 10:45 AM
I also use free webz, and you can pay $9 and get their premium hosting service for a month. So if you have alot of files to upload, you get ftp for a month.
PeOfEo
10-29-2003, 01:12 PM
if you shop around you can get reseller hosting for less.
soccer362001
10-29-2003, 04:34 PM
I like compact vision cause they have ftp, cpanel, they support php, cgi, and a bunch more and its all free. www.compactvision.com
PeOfEo
10-29-2003, 05:09 PM
I found a great free asp.net webserver app. Microsoft released with the webmatrix project, something called webmatrix server. It is very simple to use and it is free. You will need a windows nt based os but if you have one of those you have your server, you can easily setup smtp, and you can setup ftp for remote access too with ease. But like I said before do not run your comp as a server unless you have a rather high upload speed or something like atleast 2 to 300 kilobits or you are on a t1, and make sure you have a lot of processor recources available because running a server side language is going to draw on the system and if you try to game while someone visits your site, they are going to have to deal with lag and so will you.
PunkSktBrdr01
10-29-2003, 06:12 PM
Try http://www.influxhost.com for really inexpensive hosting. They have one-time-only hosting, where you pay a small fee and get hosting for life. Check it out. Great alternative to hosting on your own comp.
IncaWarrior
10-30-2003, 04:55 PM
i have gamespy because they have ftp, basically any server-side coding, fast file servers, unlimited space and bandwidth and fast support, but they only do games
HeadBuilder
10-31-2003, 04:15 PM
If you're setting off with learning to build a website, www.buildtolearn.com provides it's members with free webhosting with all the features of paid hosts.
qball
11-02-2003, 03:24 PM
try this :

http://www.web1000.com

qball
PeOfEo
11-02-2003, 04:36 PM
Originally posted by qball
try this :

http://www.web1000.com

qball
thats great if you want to run a porn site. http://www.web1000.com/compare.htm . Theye give you very little server side capabilites and they did not mention much about their bandwidth, which probably means its capped real low. They also claimed to be the only us free host with no ads, I can name a bunch off the top of my head.
www.brinkster.com www.freewebs.com www.mylittlehost.com www.flatface.net http://europe.webmatrixhosting.net just to name a few that I have looked at in the past. There are many more, you notice the ones I liusted for the most part are asp and asp.net hosts, thats just the technology I use, but since php is free I bet I could find you some free php hosts that are decent too with no ads.
IncaWarrior
11-02-2003, 04:45 PM
brinkster has ads now
qball
11-02-2003, 05:01 PM
well you get your money's worth ..
plus you do not HAVE TO run a porn site

I have just created 2 sites : 1 of them is a huge file , almost taking the entire 50 Meg and it is not fast but enjoyable ..
absolutely no ads

The ones you mention do not offer this much space and I believe that was a consideration for the thread starter ....

qb
PeOfEo
11-02-2003, 05:49 PM
ill be damned, brinkster must have just started doing ads the other day because I was recently at a brinkster site that I know was free that did not have any. This just makes me hate them anymore. That have ads but they can't even host asp.net properly. Their service sucks, no global files, no email, low bandwidth, no code behinds, and a webfarm that will produce #500 errors because the iis is screwed up on half of thier servers.
sabbath180
11-03-2003, 06:18 AM
My site (http://lazyape.filetap.com) is hosted by http://www.angeltowns.com .

You should check them out - 50MB space, SSI, no ads whatsoever, and it's all completely free. I think there's a 1MB file limit. You can register for a one-off fee ($20 I think) and for that you get 100MB, larger files allowed (5MB I think) etc. They also have a great forum and support. They'll solve any problems you have and answer any questions.

Hope this helps.
Daniel T
11-03-2003, 11:37 AM
i also use freewebs

i was wondering if there is a way to uplod more than 50 files on one account (non-premium)
IncaWarrior
11-03-2003, 01:39 PM
angel towns is the one that just started accepting on saturday, right?
sabbath180
11-03-2003, 05:10 PM
Angel Towns (http://www.angeltowns.com) have been around for a while. I think they stopped accepting new customers a short time ago while they were updating, but yes I think they have just started accepting again.

BTW, the one-off fee for a registered account (which gets you 100MB rather than 50MB, plus some other goodies) is only $10.

Bargain if you ask me, although I do only have a free account at present.
IncaWarrior
11-03-2003, 05:41 PM
yeah i just got an account with them (free) on saturday
mgdpublic
11-10-2003, 07:43 PM
How does Freewebs make any money? Hoping you'll upgrade to premium? They don't have any banners or popups.
PeOfEo
11-11-2003, 12:07 AM
They try to hook you to them, then if you need to upgrade you will come to them. They give you very little bandiwth so it does not cost them too much and they do advertise, they have a little this site hosted by freewebz on your pages.