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What is the Maximum PHP Memory Size Limit that AwardSpace Supports?
The PHP memory limit on the free hosting platform is 32MB and cannot be changed or exceeded. On a premium server, you can maximize your available memory resources by modifying your php.ini and...
What Happens When my Hosting Account Reaches a Traffic Limit?
If you reach the traffic quota for your hosting account, the website will display a message that your account is over the quota. When your account is over the quota FTP access will be restricted...
How to fix the “Message count quota exceeded” error?
Emails are an important part of every web hosting. This is why we provide mail services for all hosting plans. However, in order to prevent our mail services from being abused, we have some...
Free Hosting Content Filtering and How to Resolve 403 Error
You have created a free account with us, added a domain, and created a website. However, one or more of your pages return a 403 error and you can find out what the problem is. In this article, we...
Which PHP Functions Are Disabled on the Free Hosting Plan?
Ever since its inception back in 2003, AwardSpace has been known for its outstanding free hosting service. Over the years, the free plan has seen multiple improvements, bringing new features and...
Free hosting image linking restriction
What Does Hotlink Protection Mean? By default, all Free shared accounts have Hotlink Protection enabled. This means that any image file hosted on our Free hosting platform cannot be accessed...
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