I think @anon19508339 got the right answer here. If you’re uploading a massive photo gallery, that would be identified as file sharing/hosting/backup traffic, and be blocked.
Also 35k photos is going to trip the inode limit, without a single line of PHP code to manage those images.
So I’m sorry to say we cannot support your use case here.
I thought it was unlimited storage, as informed. It is not.
Yes it has unlimited storage but it has an inode limit and both are different.
Inode limit determines how many files and folders you can have on your site while the storage is how much data your site can store in the disk space.
It is not the same. I cannot obtain the number of each image and change this information mannually in 35000 registers. It is impossible. And it becomes dependent on the platform. If someday I must change everything agian. It is not a solution. I thought this server had free unlimited storage, as is it informed to us when we register. But it is not.
No, it does not have unimited storage. If there is an inode limit, it is not unlimited. If there is a limit, it is not unlimited!
You’re mixing things up here. As what I have said Inodes and Storage is different. This is normal with Linux and PCs. If you have a PC then your PC will probably have an inode limit despite even having 10TB Disk Space (for example) then if you hit the limit you cannot add more stuff to the storage even if you still have free space left.
Here’s a more elaborate explanation:
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My website has a password. So, it does not help share a link here because you do not have the password. Just me and may familly and friend, who will be able to search and see the photos. Basically it is a php program, thar permits you to select search options, like author, place, year, name of a person than appears on the photo, theme (people, nature, etc). when the user finished these search options, it shows a drop down listbox with the photos that matches the search criteria. Then you can select each of them and click a button, when the photo is shows. Each photo is stored in a MySql database, with all these informatiom, including the path, that is used in a <img html command to show the foto (ex: <img=‘/fotobank/fotos2/forest1.jpg’>. this path is obtained readind the mysql database. It is saved during the insert mode.
Also InfinityFree did say it provide Unlimited Storage but not Unlimited Inodes. Again both are different. Most hosting providers out there even have inode limits even to premium accounts.
Again, it there is a inode limit, thre is a limit anyway. Look at the main page of infinityfree.net…It is written: Free and Unlimited Web Hosting. Nothing is said about inode limit.
Again, it is not free and unlimited web hosting.
If there is a limit in inodes, it it not unlimited web hosting. I think is it obvious that is not unlimited.
Did you even read the tagline?
Completely free website hosting with unlimited disk space and bandwidth.
It is already specified that it only provides unlimited Disk Space and not Inodes.
In the beggining it is said: Free and Unlimited Web Hosting
In the middel is said InfinityFree is website hosting with unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth.
And just after you register that you notice there is an inode limit.
It should be informed in the beggining, and not after you register.
It is not unlimited.
As what I’ve said it already said it provide an unlimited Disk Space and not unlimited Inode. Almost no web hosting provider out there would ever specify about inode limit on their front page. Even so it is already stated that it provides unlimited Disk Space meaning it has unlimited storage but not inodes.
And worse of all: it is not Completely free website hosting with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, because it is not permitted to upload a massive photo gallery, like my site was supposed to be blocked.
So, there are limitations.
It is almost like I say to may son: you can go to the swimming pool, but do not get wet.
Around 2017 when I discovered the inode limit actually I also asked the same question as you and said the same thing but after a bit more research I understand more.
Did you read the Terms of Services?
11. USAGE OF DISK SPACE TERMS
InfinityFree offers large web space and bandwidth with hosting accounts. By this, we mean space for legitimate web site content and bandwidth for visitors to view it. All files on a domain must be part of the active website and linked to the site. Sites should not contain any backups, downloads, or other non-web based content. We will treat all password protected archive (e.g. zip and rar) files as unacceptable. Multimedia content such as audio and video is acceptable provided it is streamed to the user, links to HTTP download of this content is not acceptable.
Archives of movie files, audio files, zips, rars or any large volumes of files used for downloading / sharing is not allowed.
Before you can create an account you must agree to the ToS and if you did read it then you would understand.
There is no need to research. It is not unlimited. The limit of files (or inodes) shold be informed. And also that the usage of the storage space has rules, like the prohibition to upoad a photo gallery. I did not reach the inode limit.
My site is not for backup, neither for sharing purpose. It has no movie files, audio files, zips or rars and not for downloading. It is a system to maintain, organize and search photos. It is not a photo gallery.
Then you are not allowed to use the service you did not want to agree with the ToS, you agreed to it that you made an account.
Could you generalize what you’re really trying to do with those 35k photos. I don’t really understand about a system or an environment you want to make to maintain and organize and search photos .
I’m glad that we’re having a civil discussion and did not escalate.
It is not a photo gallery. If it were, I would have used other sites to do that, and would have not developed a system to do that.
It is a php program, that permits you to select search options, like author, place, year, name of a person than appears on the photo, theme (people, nature, etc), etc.
When the user finishes these search options, it shows a drop down listbox with the photos that matches the search criteria. Then you can select each of them and click a button, when the photo is shows.
Each photo is stored in a MySql database, with all these information manually (using a window where you select some information, like theme, f number, apertura, lens, filter, or you just type, like place, description, etc. Then you point to a file saved in the computer (with includes the path).
These information are stored in a Mysql databese. In fact, I use a Delphi version in my computer, locally, with MS Access, and would like to transfer this system to a net environment. So I tried infinityfree and developed a version with PHP.
So, when the photo is shown, the PHP program uses a <img command. (ex: <img=’/fotobank/fotos2/forest1.jpg’>. this path is obtained readind the mysql database. It is saved during the insert mode.
It is veru different from a photo gallery because you can mix all search critéria, if you want, and the database contains information of people that appears in a photo. For certain people, there is a theme/subtheme option. For ex, if I want to see my son photos, a select the subtheme “My son”. It I want to see his photos in 2009, I add a year search. If I want my son photos of 2009 laughing, I add “laughing” in the creteria. If I want my son photos 0f 2009 laughing shot by me, I add me as the autor…and so on. I stored each of these information in the include procedure ocurred in 2009, as done for all photos. I my system searches these photos.
And again, you did not mention, but the terms do not say anything about inode limit.