For those with domain names.

Valentine · #1

Yea so I was thinking about setting up my own site, I'm not really sure what I'd put on it yet but I also wanted to set up another one for my band.

Anyway I've chosen Freewebs as my base of operations for the moment but I wanted to ask around before I pay any money.

So, if you have a domain name,
Who is hosting it for you?
How much are you paying?

If anyone else has anything to say on the subject then go ahead, I'm all ears.

Link2000 · #2

Freewebs is a crappy host. If you want a free one, try out 100webspace , which is what I use. You then buy the domain at a website like register.com, and then in your 100webspace control panel, it will easily show how to link it to your website. Register sells .com domains for around 25 dollars a year I believe. Your host doesn't have to be where you get your domain, unless you have a really crappy host. (I'm pretty sure freewebs does that) The price of hosting is free, and it's better than freewebs pay service, except for the lack of a domain included

[ December 07, 2004, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: Link2000 ]

DarthButcher · #3

I use Freewebs. You can see my site through my profile. I only have 1 bone to pick with Freewebs, lately, a lot of times I have tried to log on, it has been down.

Link2000 · #4

Freewebs is certainly better than a host like geocities or tripod, but there are better services out there.

Parrakarry · #5

http://free.prohosting.com/

Lots of people complain about them, but they've hosted my forums (dead ones albeit) for about a half a year now, with no downtime whatsoever... of course, 50 megs isn't a LOT, but it's free... and if you want more, http://www.prohosting.com/ looks good enough. Never tried it, but I can't imagine it would be bad.

Perrin Aybara · #6

I have one domain, www.kevinswatch.com that I get from www.namezero.com. The first year was free, but now they charge 20 bucks a year. All it provides is the domain name - you need to have a server somewhere else.-jay

Link2000 · #7

http://www.free-webhosts.com/webhosting-01.php

There's a list of the best free webhosts on the net. I'd suggest picking one from that list.

PenguinMan · #8

www.fuitadnet.com is my hoster/domain name provider. Hosting starts at $5 a month and d-name registration is $10 a year.

Parrakarry · #9

Okay, I found a site on that list of Link2000's, www.freesuperhost.com. It truly is a super host... although you won't understand what I'm saying, it's got a bunch of plans with varying space and BW. The free one has everything you need, too -- CGI, PHP (gasp), FTP, .htaccess, Frontpage, SSL, SQL databes, everything. It seemed too good to be true, and I'm amazed it's not.

Link2000 · #10

That's my host actually. They operate under a bunch of different names for whatever reason. Their main name is 100webhost.com though.

[ December 11, 2004, 07:44 PM: Message edited by: Link2000 ]

Parrakarry · #11

The one I'm talking about is actually 100webspace.com. The english one. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Link2000 · #12

Space, space, that's what I meant [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Flamethrower Mario · #13

That site is freakin awesome!

Slife · #14

Originally posted by Perrin Aybara:
I have one domain, www.kevinswatch.com that I get from www.namezero.com. The first year was free, but now they charge 20 bucks a year. All it provides is the domain name - you need to have a server somewhere else.-jay

I hear talk you you having another domain name too... is there any truth to these allegations? If so, did you register the name through VGF or through something else?