I recently discovered HyperPHP’s free hosting, operated by UK hosting provider iFastNet Ltd. I checked the pricing plans, and they’re very affordable, with even a free plan available. It’s decent for trying out if you just want to host a WordPress site, a small PHP tool, a test page, or temporarily run a small project with MySQL.
Free Tier
HyperPHP’s free plan is called Professional Free Web Hosting. The official plan table lists approximately 2000 MB of disk space; the bandwidth column also ambiguously shows 0 MB, but after registration you can see in the right sidebar that the actual available space is 2GB and UNLIMITED bandwidth.
The free plan covers the basic environment essentials:
- Free PHP hosting, supporting PHP 8.3
- MySQL database
- Free subdomain
- FTP, so you can use tools like FileZilla or WinSCP to upload files
- VistaPanel control panel
- Ability to add domains, email, and other common hosting features
- Softaculous one-click installer with 400+ applications
- Common platforms like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB, MyBB, PrestaShop can all be deployed with one click
- Advertised 99.9% uptime, 24/7 support, and daily backups
From a tech stack perspective, it’s well-suited for traditional PHP websites. For example, WordPress blogs, Discuz-style forums, PHP admin panels, simple APIs, and database practice projects can all be deployed and run directly.
Registration
Note the following:
- The registration page may be blocked by ad blockers. You’ll need to disable ad blockers like AdGuard to register.
- If you don’t receive the email, try a different
Domain Name.
Resource Limits
HyperPHP’s terms of service state that excessive bandwidth, CPU, or disk resource consumption is not allowed, making it suitable for sites just getting started.
While backups are provided, website and MySQL data backups are the user’s responsibility. The platform does not guarantee data recovery from archives, so important data should still be backed up off-site.
Conclusion
The free hosting works, but don’t put production data or your only backup there.
The right way to use this service is to deploy demos, test sites, personal side projects, or to help friends who are just starting out with PHP.