As this is free hosting, there are going to be limits. However, what is available on the 000webhost free hosting platform is often abused by spammers. Because of this, we have implemented a new policy that limits the number of concurrent MySQL connections. These new limits are as listed below. Be sure to check the overall limits of a website as well.
- 30 concurrent connections (per database)
-
max_queries_per_hour
= 15000 (DB read) -
max_updates_per_hour
= 5000 (DB write) - Database size can be 1GB at most
- Database can hold 100 tables at most
These limitations are already at a premium level and are subject to change at any time. For most users, this should not be a problem. Most free users have either a pre-made script that does not require many connections, or custom scripts that only require one or two connections.
However, we have discovered that there is sometimes a problem with Wordpress, which is one of the most common scripts on free websites. Most Wordpress users should not have any problems with their site, however those with a lot of plugins may have the following issues.
- Pages take upwards of ten seconds to load.
- Pages refuse to load.
- Pages throw a 502 Bad Gateway error after refusing to load.
In the case that your site is affected by rate limiting, there are two options.
- Remove some plugins or find a way to decrease the current number of connections.
- Upgrade to premium hosting where rate limiting is not limited as much.
In the event that your website or account is suspended for abusing this policy, you should post on this forum and we will suggest an upgrade. There will be no other way for your data to be recovered.
Plugins Which May Cause Issues
-
W3 Total Cache
- causesError 500
. The fix is to go to/public_html/wp-config.php
and remove the line:define("WP_CACHE", true);
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Also, go to/public_html/.htaccess
and remove everything between#BEGIN W3TC Browser Cache
and#END W3TC Browser Cache
 -
WP Speed of Light
- causesError 500
. The fix is to manually delete the plug-in from/public_html/wp-content/plugins
and replace the.htaccess
(before backing it up) with a default one.
 -
WP Fastest Cache
- causesError 500
. The fix is to manually delete the plug-in from/public_html/wp-content/plugins
and replace the.htaccess
(before backing it up) with a default one.
 -
WP Performance Score Booster
- causesError 500
. The fix is to manually delete the plug-in from/public_html/wp-content/plugins
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Also, go to/public_html/.htaccess
and remove everything between#BEGIN WP Performance Score Booster Settings
and# END WP Performance Score Booster Settings
I have installed a theme/plugin and now I see a blank page!
First, make sure the plugin is not listed in âPlugins Which May Cause Issuesâ section. If not, lower your PHP version and try loading your website again: 000webhost cPanel > Settings > General > Change PHP version > 5.6.
If you want premium-grade hosting with no limits, upgrade to Hostinger today! There you can create unlimited MySQL databases!