[purcellj]

I'm sort of new to the 000webhost service. Via google.com I have read many reports claming that it's a scam for example click below and read this post
http://drupal.org/node/211166
and
http://drupal.org/node/618912

Please let me know (BASED ON YOUR OWN OPINION!!!!!!!!!!)

EDIT:

THIS THREAD IS NOW SERIOUSLY OUT DATED AND THERE REALLY IS NOTHING WRONG WITH 000WEBHOST!

[Bad Karma[CORE]]

Threads like this are getting annoying, believe me.
First off, how can a free offer be considered a spam. You get free hosting, it´s not like you have to pay for it or something. Second, the info on the first site you linked to date back to 2008. Some things have changed meanwhile, some things have not. For example the 2MB file limit for php based uploads is still in place and that´s reasonable. Also reasonable is to disable certain functions like the mentioned set_timelimit or exec for example. So i don´t get why there are complaints about that. Just look at the phpinfo on, for example, server41 -> http://server41.000webhost.com/phpinfo.php You see exactly what you get and what you don´t get or has been restricted.

What do people that write things like

# 2MB limit on file uploads
# Some PHP functions such as set_time_limit() are disabled and max_execution_time = 15s which may be short for big crons
# No localhost sendmail, only SMTP which is not configured in php.ini so the Drupal SMTP module is required
# No SSH/SFTP/SCP
# No SSL support for your domain
# No SSL on their domain when logging in to manage your account
# Your account password is displayed in clear text on your "account details" page

actually expect? Some of them you even don´t get on most paid hostings unless you go for a VPS or Dedicated solution. Show me some paid hosting that allows full ssh access? Most of them, if at all, offer jailed ssh but even jailed ssh is a high security risk.

Care to show me a free hosting service that allows for all the services listed under "bad things"? Show me just one that offers for example to set max_execution time to like 4 minutes, or upload_max_filesize to like 100MB or even better, one free hosting service that allows exec() on their accounts?

[chanh]

a free hosting is only for casual or testing or personal web site and I see lot of sites on 000webhost are really well done and they are even for profit. You are taking a risk to host your for profit site on a free host no matter where you go. I suggest you should upgrade to paid host when you are running your site for profit

[Joshabar123]

I've used 000webhost for a year now, seriously; and haven't got any kind of scam, etc. I am very thankful for this hosting service! lol

[6monkeyrs]

I am very please with 000webhosting services. This services are well integrated, and in my opinion, its one of the best web hosting around.

[Durandal]

I agree with the above in that:

Something that is free and works can't be considered a scam!

I have yet to test server reliablity with regard straight ftp upload, but have found it unreliable within dreamweaver (don't know about cPanel). That said, there are a lot of variables - incl the internet connection itself.

I've thought about upgrading to their paid for service - which represents good value. I wouldn't be thinking of doing that if I thought 000webhost was a scam!

When I was looking around for a free web host just over a year ago - my research indicated that alot of free web hosting companies come and go, sell up, whatever.

000webhost appear to have been around for a while now - I hope they'll be around for a while longer!

Durandal

[drums]

Just to support the comments above, I've been using 000webhost for quite a few sites now, for around 18 months.

Remembering that it's a free service, it's great, and the problems I've experienced are no worse than those I have also experienced in the past on paid hosting plans.

How can you go wrong?

PS: I'll personally refund your $0.00 investment if you find out it's a scam!

[linuz]

same as above, I have used this for many months and many different purposes from normal HTML website to CMS, to full on PHP/MYSQL development and security testing. They are great for all of that. Never had any problem. Seems that these people are just to ignorant or impatient. idk

[hillbilly]

purcellj,

I've only been using their free services for a couple of months.
I have used other free sites in the past and they are not as good, so far I can say everything here has been great.

Only problem was for a few days: the email was down for upgrading or something along that line. Thats why you should have Yahoo or something as a backup for any site free or paid.

But the free hosting/services has been great, I'm setting the site up site for my mp3 files and so far my mp3 files play! on the free hosting, Now thats good service/hosting if you ask me.

I've had paid hosting and my mp3 files wouldn't play. All they did was buffer, thats not good for someone that writes a radio show and offers to do voice over work.

I do plan on upgrading at some point. Just to have the space and bandwidth, that I may need. But I'm busy changing the site design and other stuff. So it may take awhile before I do upgrade.

But I know it's always an option if and when I need it and if I need help it's not to far away. Someone here will answer my question(s).

[willypt]

Hi there, I've been on this hosting for a short time but believe me... Those articles are outdated and cannot be used as a reference

My experience with 000webhost
Hosting support
kylehase - January 17, 2008 - 14:42

WHAT the HELL! It's really old and I guess it comes from rivals...

And this one...

First of all, you'll be lucky if your uptime is 60%. Yes, half of the time you or your users try to access the site, it is down. Disks fail, servers shut down ... and on, and on and on ... The other half of the time, it is up, but you have to be REALLY patient to get the page loaded, it is so slow, I sometimes think they are just typing the content in by hand as it is loading. I was running a standard BB engine there, nothing fancy.

There's a server status page showing the uptime of the servers and guess what: It's not going below 90% !!!!