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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Do you support PHP?
A: Yes we fully support PHP, however there is some restrictions on its use (see following articles). If you want NO restrictions on PHP then please consider our premium hosting.


Q: Do I pay anything for your services?
A: NO! We offer a 100% free service to our customers.

Q: Do you support Zend?
A: We do not currently support the zend optimizer, currently you must sign up for premium hosting plans for full zend optimizer support.


Can domain be www.?

A: Yes, you must add it from your control panel > account settings.
Please type in the box, www.yourdomain.com, however http://yourdomain.com will then no longer work.


Q: Do you support subdomains?
A: Yes.


Q: What's the max file size?
A: The max file size for uploading any type of file is currently 1mb.
Q: FrontPage extensions?
A: Not currently on our free plans, but on our premium hosting plans.


Q: What’s my FTP details?

A: We will have sent an email on signup with your ftp details (check your junk mail folder) however in case you didn’t get it, the following information applies:
ftp hostname: username.iifree.net
ftp username: username
ftp password: account password
ftp port: 21


Q: How do I CHMOD files?

A: Chmodding files is not necessary and you will find it does not work in FTP. This is because we use a more advanced and complex permissions system than chmodding files. Please continue with your script install, it will work fine.


Q: Can I unzip files?
A: No, only our premium hosting filemanager has this support however you can unzip them on your computer and upload them via FTP.


Q: Can I use Web FTP?
A: Yes, a service like www.net2ftp.com will work


Q: What FTP client should I use?
A: We recommend www.smartftp.com, which is free for non commercial use.


Q: Can I upload .htaccess files?

A: No, these do not work and are not allowed. We do however allow them on premium hosting plans.


Q: Can I use dreamweaver to upload my files?

A: No, you must upload the files manually.


Q: Didn’t receive activation email

A: Check your spam folder, if it is not there signup again using a service like gmail or yahoo.


Q: How can I remove my account?

A: Login to the filemanager, go to account settings and you should fine the remove account button at the bottom of the page.


Q: I canno't login
A: Either your browser does not accept cookies, or your system clock is on.


Q: How many account can I register?
A: You can have as many accounts as you wish, even under the same email address, as long as they all abide by our terms of service.


Q: Can I change my username?

A: You cannot, you must signup again and transfer your files to your new account


Q: Do you support MYSQL?
A: Yes, however you need to Enable this feature to be able to use it.


Q: How to import large database

A: If you search for "mysql big dump importer" at google.com, you may be able to import your large database into our free hosting service.


Q: How to backup a database
A: You can backup via phpmyadmin >> export.


Q: Lost database password
A: You must delete this user and create it again, remember to update your scripts config file with the new database user connection information if it has changed.


Q: Do you support gzip?

No, only on our premium hosting plans.

Q: Do you backup my files?
A: No, you are responsible for your own data and your own backups.


Q: Do you offer cron jobs?
A: No.


Q: custom error pages?

A: No, only on premium hosting plans


Q: Can I run python scripts?
A: No, this is strictly forbidden and will not work.


Q: Do you support CGI?

A: No, not on our free service.


Q: Can I use SSI?

A: No, this service is not enabled on our free service.

Q: Can I use CSS and xHTML on my website?
A: Yes, this allowed.

Shall you have any further queries feel free to contact us.