Problem with hosting

[dianajo]

I used to use X10 Hosting's free hosting a looooooong time ago for my personal site. Back then the free accounts gave you full control over permissions and .htaccess control. I'm not sure if things are still the same but its worth a shot.

Also, they do have rules regarding keeping your account active in order to host for free (I believe you just need to sign in to your account and the forums once month). They were pretty good for free hosting. Good luck.

I'm pretty sure that is the exception, rather than the rule. When I was learning (so many years ago) I used a pretty wide variety of free hosts and think only one or two gave me limited access to the .htaccess files. I'm aware that some PAID hosts discourage access of those files as well...although, why you'd pay for a host that doesn't let you do what you need to do I don't know. ;-)

Hosting is pretty darn cheap now, domain names are cheap. It's typically worth it to invest in a paid hosting account for anything other than a personal blog...and even that if your blog becomes popular wouldn't it be better to own Bobsblog.com than be on bobs.somefreessite.com with a million ads (that you don't get revenue from...)?