Welcome

Welcome to Floriental.org, a hosting site run by Georgina. Hostees at Floriental are the cherries on top of the cake - each hostee is specially picked for their designing abilities and contribution to the network.

Join the family

Subdomain and domain hosting is completely free at Floriental (with your own domain), and there are many features such as cPanel for subdomains, and Softaculous for one-click installs of your favourite scripts like WordPress, XMB and Bellabook.

Rules

If you have any concerns with these rules, it is strongly advised that you keep an eye out for updates on the blog before contacting me personally. Please read through all these rules before applying.

Before applying:

  • When applying, you must have a current website or a dummy page (even on Freewebs) that shows both coding and graphics.
  • I’m not picky, but not everyone is accepted. You must have decent knowledge of coding and design. Using premade layouts/WordPress themes is okay, but you should be able to edit them and work them your way.
  • Please avoid applying with other hosts until you receive a reply from me; you will be wasting my time if you are accepted elsewhere and I create your account without knowing this.
  • You must know how to use FTP already. There are tutorials on the internet to help you.
  • You will receive a reply whether you are accepted or not.

After accepted:

  • Don’t take too long to open your site – no more than a month, please, otherwise I will simply remove you.
  • Password sharing is not allowed and you may not share your account with anyone else.
  • You MUST link back to Floriental.org for your hosting. It does not have to be on every page, but it must be linked somewhere visible, such as a credits page.
  • Please notify me if you are going on hiatus, or at least post an update on your blog. I will remove accounts that have not been touched for months on end; you must have a valid reason.
  • If you find that you are running out of space feel free to contact me and I will adjust your account with more free space. The reason that I do not give out a lot of space right from the off is because I like to keep some control and only provide space when absolutely necessary, instead of “overselling”.
  • You are responsible for the backing up of your files and data. Should there be a problem with the server and files are lost, I will not be held responsible for your loss. While the server uptime is guaranteed 99% of the time, this doesn’t mean that the server is immune to problems. If a server change is conducted or I need to upgrade, I will do my best to make sure nothing is lost.
  • You may earn money and use ads or have a shop on your website, however, this rule is subject to change.

If rejected:

  • Please make sure that you have read the rules.
  • Your skills may not be up to scratch so please apply at another time.
  • You are welcome to apply at any other time unless I specify not to. (I will rarely do this.)

The following is not allowed and your account will be suspended if I discover any of this:

  • Copyrighted music/video files
  • Any public file storage or file upload systems
  • Pornographic or obscene images
  • Proxy scripts
  • Warez/Nulled Content
  • Any content associated with hacking
  • Any content inciting hatred of a discriminatory nature
  • Any stolen content that has not been credited
  • The blogging tool Greymatter
  • The blogging tool Cutenews (sorry, it’s unsafe)
  • Racist/offensive content

Closing your site:

  • I do not like inactivity. If your site is not updated for over three months without a reason (via email, or on your site itself) I will delete it.
  • Rudeness towards myself or other Floriental hostees will not be tolerated; if it gets out of hand your account will be deleted.
  • Please notify me if you will be moving or closing your site.