# Websites and PHP **URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/c/documentation/websites-and-php/21.md [Latest](https://forum.infinityfree.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.infinityfree.com/categories.md) --- ## [Redirected to InfinityFree 404 error page](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirected-to-infinityfree-404-error-page/49355)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirected-to-infinityfree-404-error-page/49355 "2021-06-01T22:00:00Z")
While working on your website, you may be redirected to the InfinityFree 404 error page. This article explains why this typically happens and what you can do to fix this. Why do I get a 404 error When you try to access … --- ## [Why do I see ?i=1 at the end of a URL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-do-i-see-i-1-at-the-end-of-a-url/49356)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-do-i-see-i-1-at-the-end-of-a-url/49356 "2026-06-25T15:33:16Z")
Don’t worry, this is normal! When you visit your website, you might notice ?i=1 added to the end of your URL. Here’s what’s happening and why. What is the ?i=1 suffix? The ?i=1 is a security check that protects your web… --- ## [How to install a Laravel site on InfinityFree](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-install-a-laravel-site-on-infinityfree/118578)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-install-a-laravel-site-on-infinityfree/118578 "2026-06-07T08:02:01Z")
Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks, but it was not designed with regular shared web hosting in mind. Some parts of Laravel work out of the box on InfinityFree, some need a bit of configuration, and some fe… --- ## [Why isn't API access working on my website?](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-isnt-api-access-working-on-my-website/115198)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-isnt-api-access-working-on-my-website/115198 "2025-08-27T19:18:46Z")
If you’re trying to use APIs on your InfinityFree website and they’re not working, this is due to our browser security system that’s required on all free hosting accounts. What’s happening? InfinityFree uses a security … --- ## [Why won't my mobile app connect to my website?](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-wont-my-mobile-app-connect-to-my-website/115197)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-wont-my-mobile-app-connect-to-my-website/115197 "2025-08-27T19:10:37Z")
If you’re trying to connect a mobile app to your InfinityFree website and it’s not working, this is likely due to our browser security system that’s required on all free hosting accounts. What’s happening? InfinityFree … --- ## [Can I use sockets](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/can-i-use-sockets/49348)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/can-i-use-sockets/49348 "2025-05-20T07:42:16Z")
You can use socket functions (fsockopen() and related) on any free hosting account. However, the access is limited to prevent abuse. A small set of default ports are available for sockets. This means functions like SMTP… --- ## [How to verify your website in Google Search Console](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-verify-your-website-in-google-search-console/49351)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-verify-your-website-in-google-search-console/49351 "2025-04-12T00:09:42Z")
Google Search Console is a useful tool to help you learn about how your website is being crawled by Google and change settings as to how Google indexes your website. To view this information, you need to sign up to Goog… --- ## [Browser Security System - Features and Limitations](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/browser-security-system-features-and-limitations/49353)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/browser-security-system-features-and-limitations/49353 "2025-02-24T17:25:19Z")
InfinityFree uses a security system on all free hosting accounts to ensure your website is accessed by real web browsers, not bots or automated scripts. While this protects your site from malicious traffic, it can affect… --- ## [Changing the Site Name in search results](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/changing-the-site-name-in-search-results/95512)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/changing-the-site-name-in-search-results/95512 "2024-07-03T14:01:12Z")
In Google search results and those of other search engines, you will see an additional name above the title of the page, like this: As shown, it says “InfinityFree” at the top. If you have a website hosted on a free… --- ## [Redirected to InfinityFree 403 Forbidden page](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirected-to-infinityfree-403-forbidden-page/58664)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirected-to-infinityfree-403-forbidden-page/58664 "2024-10-30T20:59:26Z")
Getting a 403 error means the server is refusing to show your webpage. Here are the most common causes and how to fix them: 1. Website Files Are in the Wrong Location The Issue: Your domain might be pointing to an empty… --- ## [Why Do I See a "Deceptive Site Ahead" Warning on My Website?](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-do-i-see-a-deceptive-site-ahead-warning-on-my-website/99495)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/why-do-i-see-a-deceptive-site-ahead-warning-on-my-website/99495 "2024-09-28T11:54:55Z")
If you’re trying to access your website and encounter a bright red warning page that looks something like this: Deceptive site ahead Firefox blocked this page because it may trick you into doing something dangerous lik… --- ## [How to install OpenCart on InfinityFree](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-install-opencart-on-infinityfree/96859)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-install-opencart-on-infinityfree/96859 "2024-08-02T14:16:23Z")
OpenCart is a popular and powerful option for building an online store, and you can run it on InfinityFree! However, there are a few special steps you need to follow to ensure OpenCart runs smoothly on our hosting platfo… --- ## [Http error 500](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/http-error-500/49352)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/http-error-500/49352 "2020-03-26T23:00:00Z")
When trying to access your website, you may see a page which returns the status code “500”. In Google Chrome, you’ll see a page with the error code HTTP ERROR 500. There are typically two reasons which can cause this er… --- ## [\[OBSOLETE\] Site.pro site builder: Ask administrator to enable this feature](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/obsolete-site-pro-site-builder-ask-administrator-to-enable-this-feature/78908)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/obsolete-site-pro-site-builder-ask-administrator-to-enable-this-feature/78908 "2023-07-12T10:38:22Z")
This article is obsolete. Site.Pro has changed their licensing model. Right now, all features are available to InfinityFree users, but require an additional license to be purchased by you to use. This particular error … --- ## [I can't ping my website! Is the server down?](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/i-cant-ping-my-website-is-the-server-down/50504)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/i-cant-ping-my-website-is-the-server-down/50504 "2022-12-01T13:35:44Z")
If you try to ping your website or any InfinityFree server, you’ll see the ping fail with 100% packet loss. This is completely normal and doesn’t mean your website is down. On Windows, you’ll see output like this: \> pi… --- ## [Can I put my own ads on my website](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/can-i-put-my-own-ads-on-my-website/49347)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/can-i-put-my-own-ads-on-my-website/49347 "2022-05-09T01:48:35Z")
Absolutely! Your website is your own, and you can put almost whatever content you want on it. As long as the content is not illegal or harmful, you’re free to display whatever content you want. That said, you are respon… --- ## [Redirected to InfinityFree 500 error page](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirected-to-infinityfree-500-error-page/49354)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirected-to-infinityfree-500-error-page/49354 "2021-01-30T23:00:00Z")
While working on your website, you may be redirected to the InfinityFree 500 error page. This article explains why this typically happens and what you can do to fix this. Bad .htaccess rules The most common reason why y… --- ## [Can I contact support for script help](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/can-i-contact-support-for-script-help/49346)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/can-i-contact-support-for-script-help/49346 "2020-03-26T23:00:00Z")
InfinityFree does not include any customer support. That means that we don’t provide any email address, phone number, contact form or chat system where you can ask for help. Additionally, InfinityFree provides a website… --- ## [How to set custom .htaccess rules](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-set-custom-htaccess-rules/49350)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-set-custom-htaccess-rules/49350 "2020-03-26T23:00:00Z")
.htaccess rules are a powerful way to control how your website behaves. It can be used to set pretty URLs, define error pages, restrict access and more. There are plenty of guides available to teach you everything that c… --- ## [Allowed memory size of xxxxxx bytes exhausted (tried to allocate xxx bytes)](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/allowed-memory-size-of-xxxxxx-bytes-exhausted-tried-to-allocate-xxx-bytes/49349)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/allowed-memory-size-of-xxxxxx-bytes-exhausted-tried-to-allocate-xxx-bytes/49349 "2020-03-26T23:00:00Z")
When trying to run PHP code on your website, you may see an error message which looks like this (the numbers will vary): Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 74 bytes) in /fold…