FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Do I really get a FREE Web Page?
YES! Your website is totally 100% free, however, we hope that after using your account and experiencing the power of FreeWebs, you choose to purchase our Premium Services to take advantage of all of our premium tools. This is of course your choice.
Can I use Frontpage with FreeWebs? Does FreeWebs support Frontpage Extensions?
FreeWebs does NOT support frontpage extensions however you can sign up for our FTP service and publish your website from Frontpage through FTP. To begin, create a New Account and select Experienced mode in the second step. Then after logging in, visit your Premium Services area to sign up for FTP access.
Does FreeWebs Support Server-Side Includes (SSI)?
Yes we support Server-Side Includes free of charge.
Can I have a "members only" or "password protected" section of my website that can only be accessed by people who have the password?
YES! Once creating your account, you can sign up for a Password Protected Directory for this purpose.
Can I have my own Domain (.com) address if I don't like my FreeWebs address (
www.freewebs.com/myname) ?
YES! Once you create your free account and login, you can visit your My Domains section and register, setup, transfer, or manage as many domain names as you like including .com, .net, .org, .us, .ws, .info and .biz!
If I already have a domain name like
www.myname.com, can I still host it at FreeWebs?
YES! You can direct your domain name to our site. If your current domain name registrant will not point your domain for you, you can transfer your domain to our service and point it to your site for free using our service!
What will be the address of my site?
Your site's address will be:
http://www.FreeWebs.com/yourusername, however, you can register or transfer your own domain name (
www.yourname.com) and point it to your FreeWebs site all from the My Domains area of your account.
How much space do I get?
Users are given an initial 40Mb. Users can purchase an unlimited amount of additional space at the cost of $10 per additional 100Mb per year.
How much bandwidth do I get?
We offer up to 500MB of user bandwidth per month for all non-premium users, so long as it is being used in a proper manner. Premium Users are entitled to 1000Mb of bandwidth per month. Users can purchase an unlimited amount of extra bandwidth at the price of $9 per additional 3000Mb per month. Or our bulk bandwidth package which is available at the price of $30 per month for 50000Mb of bandwidth.
How can I cancel my account?
You can remove and delete your account from the My Account section after logging into FreeWebs. Accounts with no logins and no hits for 60 days will be removed.
Can I hotlink images? Can I put Images or files on my FreeWebs account and have them available from other sites?
Hotlinking means storing an image on one web account and linking directly to it from another website. This is also referred to as Image hosting. Some users wish to have their images available to link to from other webpages such as eBay or from their discussion boards. FreeWebs prevents this type of use as our primary purpose is to provide web hosting. However, for those users who do wish to use FreeWebs as an image host as well, we have made available Webzoom which will permit your files to be hotlinked and will also increase their bandwidth speed. You can sign up for Webzoom from your Premium Services area after logging into your FreeWebs account.
How do I upload files to my web site?
Our Site Manager has made uploading simple. You can even upload an entire site in one zip file and unzip it online into your folder! You can also sign up for FTP access upon logging in.
How secure are my files?
Security is one of our top priorities and we have never had a problem with people hacking into our servers, however, at this point in time we do not guarentee our server to be secure for such things as credit card transactions, etc.
Can I point my Domain Name to your IP address and have it point to my FreeWebs website?
YES! You can sign up for this service after logging into your FreeWebs account.
Can I run ASP scripts? Can I use ColdFusion?
Due to security reasons, we do not allow these types of applications and scripts to be run on our servers. You can however link to remote scripts from your website.
What about MySQL, MSACCESS, and PHP?
Unfortunately, FreeWebs does not offer these functions.
Can I use CGI and PERL scripts?
We do support these types of scripts. CGI/PERL accounts are specially created for users and can be signed up for after logging in from the Premium Services page.
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