Of course free webhosts aren't as good as paid webhosting, but free hosts can be useful when you need to share some pictures, or want a test site, or when you just begin with your website.
But to find THE webhosts for you, in the web of all those webhosts which have claiming texts like: 'WEBHOSTING FOR FREE, FANTASTICO ETC...' there are a few sites which have indexed some hosts. The websites are below.

PROneTworks is not responsible for the content on these pages. We are not in association with any of them.

Feel free to add a website/webhost in this topic.

Databases with free hosts
FreeWebSpace.net (you should also check out the forums for some offers:Forums )
Hostsearch.com (also for paid hosting)
Free-Webhosts (My favourite)
Free-PHP.cjb.net
ClickHereFree.com
100Best Free Webspace.com
FreeWebHostingList.com
0PHP.com

Direct-Link to webhosts
Can be out-of-date.
ECWHost.com(Only signup from Thursday 6 PM till 9 PM GMT (No daylight Saving)
100WebSpace
RipWay.com
1and1(First Six months free)
Devshed Forums Free Webhosting
UHostnow.com (Forum Posting Required)
My-Host.name
Bravenet.com
Invidium.nl (not yet online, free host 170 MB space, PHP, MYSQL, no ads, dutch)
T35.com (unlimited space, only html, ads, english)
Freewebs.com (40Mb space, only html, english)
Tripod.nl (50 mb space, html, php, mysql, ads, dutch)
Liveinternet.ru (25 mb space, ???, russian)
Brinkster.com (15 mb space, e-mail, asp, xml, ms acces,..., ads)
Realfreehost.com
Frandt.com
Ocean9.com
Ahost4free.com
x10Hosting.com
NextDesigns.net (500mb free, with SQL and 2 gig bandwith)
Pepni.cz (500 MB space, 5 GB traffic, MySQL, FTP)
Hostmatrix.org(1 MySQL database enz. More options can be get by posting in their forum)
SCSHost.co.uk(25 Mb, Pop3 Accounts, Fantastico enz)
WebManage.org(Not yet verified)
Spotquick.com(200 MB space, FTP, Google Ad, 2 GB Transfer, CPanel, MySQL)
505host.com505 mb, 20 gb bandwith limit, Mysql, Email)

Webstuff
Hotscripts.com :: The net's largest script collection for various scripting languages
Templatesbox.com :: Need a new free template? Look here
Dot.tk :: Dividing Domains Different
CJB.net :: Well known subdomain forwarder/hoster
LinkPage:: Startkabel.nl/Webtemplates
Free-Templates-layouts.com :: Hundereds of free templates
PRO-Effect.com :: Photoshop Templates
TemplateTop.com :: Free Photoshop Templates
Mastertemplates.com :: 100s of Free WebTemplates
Templatesland.com :: Links to the best templates on the web.
TemplateMonster.no :: Superb templates, unfortunaly not free
Keytemplates.com - Free templates
Costumize.ru - Thousands of free Templates (Russian)


Webhost Jargon

Lets begin with some regular used terms in the webhosting world:

FTP - File Transfer Protocol. This is the service for transferring files (also the files for your website (the .html or .htm) to your webhost. Some webhosts offer FTP, others don't.
PHP - A server-side scripting language, used to generate dynamic HTML on your websites.
MySQL - Open Source software for a database management system. This can be used for forums, and other databases on the net. Also PHP can use this software to make a dynamic website.
Domain name - This is a text name card for a computer IP address. For Pro-Networks this is http://www.pronetworks.org. You can get a free Top Level Domain (TLD) on Dot.tk which ends with this: .tk . Some other TLDs are .com .net and .org
Actually .tk is a ccTLD (CountryCodeTopLevelDomain)
HTTPS - (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over SSL) is a Web protocol, developed by Netscape, built into browsers, that encrypts and decrypts user page requests as well as the pages that are returned by the Web server. HTTPS is the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) as a sub-layer under its regular HTTP application layering. (HTTPS uses port 443 instead of HTTP port 80 in its interactions with the lower layer, TCP/IP.)
Database - A database is a collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. Relational databases are organized by fields, records, and tables. A field is a single piece of information; a record is one complete set of fields; and a table is a collection of records. A CMS generally uses a relational database as its content repository. Storing content in fields rather than static pages makes that content appropriate for dynamic delivery.

-InfinityEye 2005, Staff & Members

Great post InfinityEye, seem you have had a lot of experince with finding the best web hosts. Thanks for the great info!

NEVER NEVER NEVER USE NETFIRMS!!!!!!!!!! Im going to try http://www.free-webhosts.com/ . Thanks a lot!!!

This is who I use it is pretty good for being free. Just a tiny ad at the top of the page. I don't think they have many restrictions in the service either. I am pleased so far.

Here it is 100WebSpace

Does http://www.free-webhosts.com/ . have ads?

SuperHyperKid wrote:

Does http://www.free-webhosts.com/ . have ads?

As far as I can tell that place is only a directory of free web hosts and they don't have hosting them selves.

http://ripway.com - ok host, not much bandwith and space though...

I think 30megs is enough for a free webhost... I think I'll see what ripway can do. thx shougan.

Ok, here comes curbcheck with the FREE WEBHOST OF THE CENTURY!!!

www.1and1.com are currently offering a package with 2000mb space, and 50gb bandwidth per month, FREE for 6months. Included is a FREE DOMAIN so it not like "www.free-crap.com/blah/hello/username/index.html" No credit card is needed except for when applying to get the domain, and all you ahve to give them is your valid phone number so their automated machine can call you and ask for your auth code. I've never had a better host!

edit: ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL FEB 28th!

shougan wrote:

Great post InfinityEye, seem you have had a lot of experince with finding the best web hosts. Thanks for the great info!

Yes I have, once you have a good host, you will see it dissapears or resets its databases, and you will lose your account and files. Nevertheless it is a great challenge to find a great webhost everytime!