People who are already hosted - what do you think of astahost?

k22

Oct 3 2004, 11:04 PM

The best, I have never seen another Free Host like this, i'ts fantastic...

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illusion

Oct 11 2004, 06:01 PM

Hm i tried alot of hosts .. But Got it best Good Job Guys...

alot Of feature .. + no adds only requirememnt is be active in forum... Thats great .. I think I wud never leave it LOL... Hope It'll not chnage its requirememnt .+ rules

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Ggadget

Feb 4 2008, 10:56 PM

I'm not with astahost at the moment but they have everything I need for an oscommerce site

I was with awardspace (free account) - don't have e-mail forwarding, password protection and ssl, only one mysql databse
I then signed upto websitesnetwork (free account) - don't have ssl

I think this is the only free host to offer SSL which I need for my oscommerce site

Hopefully I will join up soon once I have got 30 credits.

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Arbitrary

Jun 26 2006, 03:11 AM

I've really enjoyed Astahost so far. It definitely provides far better hosting services than I would ever expect of a free host. I don't mind using up some of my time to post at forums (I would probably do that anyway even if I didn't host here )

I started off with Freewebs.com -- a horrible host that had limits on the number of files uploaded and turned ads on randomly. Then I moved on to biz.ly, 50webs.com, and awardspace.com. biz.ly lacked space, 50webs lacked PHP and awardspace didn't allow the mail() function in PHP; nor did they allow the email service they promised in their ad. Then I found Astahost, and I'm very impressed with the PHP support, email service, and the amount of space I have.

It's quite hard to find a good PHP supporting host that also has no ads. Most of them come with some catch...but apparently Astahost has none! (I don't really find posting in the forums a catch, as that was already explained even before I joined the AstaHost forums) I also really like the support here. Forums and all. XD

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mpinsky

Jun 24 2006, 02:30 PM

Just like everyone else, I have to say Astahost is the best free webhost I have ever been hosted at. It's not just free webhosting, it's free paid hosting in exchange for quality posts at the forums. It's probably the best deal around on the net. There's no ads, forced or otherwise, and the community is very friendly. Not only that, but the Cpanel is very easy to use and has many features I have not seen before on other free hosting sites, not to mention Astahost doesn't plauge you with useless newsletters and ads even after you unsubscribe from them like Bravehost does. There's also not many limitation besides content, transfer space, and bandwidth.

Again, Astahost is probably the best around in free and quality webhosting.

Thank you, Astahost!

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kgd2006

May 30 2006, 09:22 AM

This is possible the best host I have ever had. After going through probably 10 different type of hosts in the past 7 years. I find this place the best and as FREE as it can get. It has so many features that will make your jaw drop, because when I got into the control panel for the first time I was like WHAT THE?!? I didnt even know what to do with all these features available to us.

The reason its the best? NO ADS PERIOD. And all you need to do to keep your host? Post, and stay active in the forums. It maybe hard at first to join, but it is well worth it. With all that they have to offer, once your finally hosted you will understand fully why this will be the best host you can possibly find for the price of 0.00.

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Houdini

May 30 2006, 01:56 AM

I like the fact that in order to maintain a website that every so often you must at least contribute something, I do have another host and with the exception of when I first started have never had my account suspended. I have not contributed lately (until lately) because I am tiring of some thing that I used to do elsewhere so expect to see more of my posts here especially PHP an MySQL related.

The only thing that I guess that really bothers me is when a newbie joins they make a lot of posts asking what I think about some common or even some not so common software, sometimes even want to run a poll. I know that if you want to have a 'free hosted site' you want it RIGHT now. But in my opinion if you are just shooting the breeze then what good is it. To go to some of these posts and find nothing of any value that benefits no one then sometimes I feel disappointed.

I try to make a post that actually makes some sense or could possibly be of benefit to someone else. I am digressing here so I will get to the POINT and I am quite satisfied with Astahost and as long as I can peck out a few letters that come out into a sentence, phrase or thought that is helpful then I will keep doing it right here.

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