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chinook_apache
11-26-2003, 05:19 PM
Hey. some of you may remember last week i asked around on how to set up a forum...you helpful ppl gave me some good links like Invision power board, phb etc. well now i have Invision board but i need a place to host it. my webspace which i get with my isp seems not to have php or my sql...thats why my board doesnt work.
so i need a host which will host my forum for free with the following spec:
it has to have php
it has to have my sql
needs ftp so ican upload all the forum board files including the templates...php templates.

links will helpful. thanks :)

chinook_apache
11-26-2003, 05:53 PM
come on ppl help me out &#33; <_<

Illuminati
11-26-2003, 05:54 PM
Depends on how much you want to do to get your forum set up. The three below are ones I&#39;ve used in the past and my experiences with each :)

InvisionFree (http://www.invisionfree.com/) - Pretty simple to use, this pretty much baby-feeds you by limiting the amount of things you can do with it. Server uptime has been dodgy in the past and IF forums come with banner ads as standard. Steer clear if you can use another service <_<
ibforfree.com (http://www.ibforfree.com) - Far superior IMO to InvisionFree, this will automatically sort out a lot of the stuff and is a bit more liberal than InvisionFree (e.g. IBforFree offer about 30 skins as standard ;)). Use if all you&#39;re looking for is either "a forum" or "your first forum"
AS Hosting (http://www.ashst.com) - 10 MySQL databases, PHP, FTP access. The only snag is that registrations are only limited to Fridays 8pm GMT for about an hour (possibly more). Use this one if you want to install and fully manage the forum yourself - But if you haven&#39;t installed forums before, leave yourself about 2-3 hours for snags etc :D

Hope they help :)

vivitron 15
11-26-2003, 05:55 PM
well i was gonna help, but ffs, leave it more than 40minutes...thats just plain rude; people dont come in here at your beck and call <_<

chinook_apache
11-26-2003, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by vivitron 15@26 November 2003 - 17:55
well i was gonna help, but ffs, leave it more than 40minutes...thats just plain rude; people dont come in here at your beck and call <_<
lol sorry about that. i am in a hurry to get some hosts. if you dont want to hell...well ok i appreciate none of your help. im sorry about it :)

chinook_apache
11-26-2003, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by Illuminati@26 November 2003 - 17:54

AS Hosting (http://www.ashst.com) - 10 MySQL databases, PHP, FTP access. The only snag is that registrations are only limited to Fridays 8pm GMT for about an hour (possibly more). Use this one if you want to install and fully manage the forum yourself - But if you haven&#39;t installed forums before, leave yourself about 2-3 hours for snags etc :D

Hope they help :)
do you have to pay for the one i have quoted you saying?

Illuminati
11-26-2003, 06:06 PM
Originally posted by chinook_apache+26 November 2003 - 19:01--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (chinook_apache @ 26 November 2003 - 19:01)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Illuminati@26 November 2003 - 17:54

AS Hosting (http://www.ashst.com) - 10 MySQL databases, PHP, FTP access. The only snag is that registrations are only limited to Fridays 8pm GMT for about an hour (possibly more).&nbsp; Use this one if you want to install and fully manage the forum yourself - But if you haven&#39;t installed forums before, leave yourself about 2-3 hours for snags etc :D

Hope they help :)
do you have to pay for the one i have quoted you saying? [/b][/quote]
Nope - It&#39;s free. I use it myself :D

But like I said, registration is limited to that time - Reason is that the rest of the week is spent managing existing customers :)

chinook_apache
11-26-2003, 06:07 PM
nice one got any idea on how much bandwidth they give you?

sorry it says it