There's a free tier and a paid tier. The free tier has 2GB of space, limited number of FTP accounts and limited PHP functions (file sockets, cURL are disabled). You can basically run a Wordpress instance, but not a complex application. The bandwidth is also shared. These limits don't exist in the paid tiers.
But if you really just want to publish a smaller PHP app (they give you a MySQL DB, too), this is perfect. Combined with CloudFlare, the performance is more than good enough.
Edit: Another major factor is their scope. They are only somewhat internationalized, the english translation is more than lacking. Plus they have only 50k users (you have to login to the admin panel every 3 months or your account will be frozen, then slowly removed).
Edit 2: Their FAQ btw. explicitly states that you are allowed to create multiple accounts. I have had two accounts for a little over 3 years now, and they are working great. Their nameservers can be a tad slow if you add an external domain, but at least that's a free feature.
The mention of bplaced brought me waaay back. I used them for free hosting before I had a proper server of my own.
Unless they've changed, it's 000webhost but better: less known, faster, and no accounts getting cancelled without reason. No catch. Just like HN is free (and free of ads, despite how much traffic it must generate), this webhosting is free.
But if you really just want to publish a smaller PHP app (they give you a MySQL DB, too), this is perfect. Combined with CloudFlare, the performance is more than good enough.
Edit: Another major factor is their scope. They are only somewhat internationalized, the english translation is more than lacking. Plus they have only 50k users (you have to login to the admin panel every 3 months or your account will be frozen, then slowly removed).
Edit 2: Their FAQ btw. explicitly states that you are allowed to create multiple accounts. I have had two accounts for a little over 3 years now, and they are working great. Their nameservers can be a tad slow if you add an external domain, but at least that's a free feature.