Best Free Web Hosting?

[GrantStoner]

What is the "best" free web host you know of? I have this awesome site built, however, I can only view it on my laptop - as I can't seem to find a good free host. I've tried a lot of them. I need one that allows a lot of different file extensions. I do need to have FTP access to it, cause that's how i'll be uploading my files. I don't care if it has cPanel too or not. And also, no banners or ads. So, I ask you, through experience, who is the best free web host? (Also, if you have your own server and you'd be willing to host my site - less than 10MB right now - then please PM me!!!)

[avengingwatcher]

Well I can personally recommend freehostia as pretty good, the ftp can be a little wonky but once you know how to do it, it is very easy. Also a really cheap hoster is hole in the wall hosting which comes with super high reviews from the people I know that use it.

[GrantStoner]

Freehosia requires you to already have a domain name doesn't it? I don't have one. Is there an option to use a sub-domain such as blahblahblah.freehostia.com? I didn't see that option.

[sendblink23]

Freehosia requires you to already have a domain name doesn't it? I don't have one. Is there an option to use a sub-domain such as blahblahblah.freehostia.com? I didn't see that option.

I think it does... it says:

FREE

Domains Hosted 5
Sub-domains 15

According to this page: http://www.freehostia.com/hosting.html

If not then... buu that stinks you need to own a domain to use the free hosting there

I think with this you can do a free domain thing from here: http://www.nic.cz.cc/index.php?ref=Amaresh
And probably use it with freehosia.. that is if freehosia doesn't give any

[Barriehie]

Why not use no-ip or dyndns or some such outfit and redirect url requests to a server running on your machine? It's about $10/year to mask the url so that users don't see a numeric domain name and port #. I use no-ip because they can port redirect.

[sendblink23]

Why not use no-ip or dyndns or some such outfit and redirect url requests to a server running on your machine? It's about $10/year to mask the url so that users don't see a numeric domain name and port #. I use no-ip because they can port redirect.

Randomly asking(since I've never set up a server) won't he need his computer running 24/7 for that?

[GrantStoner]

Well, if freehostia does allow you to do that, then I can't figure it out for the life of me. Any other suggestions?

[pattiv888]

Online solutions are definitely the way to go! I used to use free solutions, which I thought were free – but because there was so much installation and effort – it ended up costing me tons of $$ and headache.

Now there are solutions like haikuob.com where it is hosted, and all of the tech part is done for you. I have my own business going on it, and it handles the shopping cart, website, customer database, email marketing and it’s all in one system! I’ll never go back to regular hosting or scripts – ever.