Free Hosting FAQ
Common Questions Regarding Free PHP Hosting
This website gives answers to frequently asked questions about our free php webhosting plan.
Why do you offer free php hosting?
High quality of our web hosting services and customer satisfaction are the key to success. Reliability is always crucial in the internet business. When it comes to professional projects, you need a web hosting provider you can trust. We want to prove you, that your website is in good hands with us. So we invite you to take advantage of our free hosting offer, because we know that satisfied customers will stay with us when it comes to premium hosting. For that, we offer advanced hosting plans at highly competitive rates, also.
Do you offer technical support?
Yes we do. You can contact our 24/7 technical support team by opening a ticket in the control panel of your hosting plan.
Please do not use the contact information on the contact page of this website, because it will not connect you with the technical department.
Use the contact information on the contact page only if other attempts to contact the technical department have been failed.
Do you support URL rewriting?
Yes we have mod_rewrite enabled. So you can make your PHP website search engine friendly and give it a professional appearance at the same time.
Please note, that the .htaccess capabilities of the free plan are limited. If you want to use mod_rewrite, we recommend to create the .htacces file manually instead of using a generator.
Can I use my own domain name with your free hosting plan?
Yes you can use your own domain name. You can set it up in the domain manager in the back-end, where you manage your hosting account. Be free to use your own domain provider or host your domain name with us.
Which PHP version is installed?
PHP 4 and 5 are supported in our free PHP / MySQL hosting package. You can select between PHP5 and PHP4 in the control panel. We recommend to use PHP 5. Since August 2008, PHP 4 is officially not supported by the developers, anymore. PHP 4 should only be used for old scripts which do not run under PHP 5 properly. For security reasons you may avoid these scripts if you can.
PHP 6 is not part of our free hosting plan, yet. It is still under development and should be used by skilled developers, only. If you are a developer and need PHP 6, you may upgrade to one of our premium PHP hosting plans.
Can I access the Pear library?
Pear is installed and the include path is set to it. So you can work with it easily.
Can I use the Smarty template engine?
Yes you can. We tested Smarty 2.0 successfully with our free hosting plan. Just download Smarty and follow the instructions in the Documentation.
Do you place forced advertisements into my sites?
No. We will place no ads on your website. Enjoy commercial free hosting in all web hosting plans.
Do I need to write in a forum to get free web hosting?
No. There are some free web hosting providers out there requiring to participate in their communities to get free hosting. We do not need this. With us, you just sign up for your free hosting plan, and you can immediately start building your own website. We are providing hassle free web hosting to all of our customers!
I like PhpHosting4free.com, how can I show my appreciation?
There are different options:
- If you like hosting with us, you should upgrade to one of our paid web hosting plans. This will not only benefit us financially, it also gives your website more performance and you can take advantage of additional features and configuration options.
- You can help us to grow our service by spreading the word. Just tell your friends online and offline about our web hosting plans.
- We appreciate good reviews and blog articles - especially when they contain links to our websites.
- Link to us in social networks or add our site to your social bookmarks.
- Place links to our sites on your websites or in internet forums.
We highly appreciate any actions helping us to grow our business.
Can I run Perl CGI scripts?
Yes. Perl is supported.
Do you support SSL?
Not with the free plan. Shared SLL is available in all paid hosting packages. You can purchase own SSL certificates for these plans, also.
Do you provide free WordPress hosting?
Yes we do. For your convenience, we provide a WordPress installer with all plans including the free plan. We even have mod_rewrite enabled, so WordPress can generate search engine friendly permalinks for you, your visitors and search engines like Google.
Do you provide free Joomla hosting?
Yes we do. For your convenience, we provide a Joomla installer with all plans. The free plan is no exception.
Do you provide free MODx hosting?
We do not provide automatic MODx installation with the free hosting plan. However, you can install MODx Evolution on the free hosting account manually. Please read the instructions on How to Install MODx Evolution on the Free Hosting Plan.
Note: We did not test the newer variation of MODx "Revolution" on a free plan, jet. MODx "Revolution" is more complex than "Evolution" and it requires the capability to access external servers for the easy installation of additional modules. If you attempt to install MODx "Revolution", we recommend to use one of our paid hosting plans which allows you to take advantage of the new features.
