Hi all,
I think this information can be useful for you. If you plan to get a website, here is one good free web hosting provider to choose - 000webhost.com
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Also there is
* PHP mail() function and Sendmail
* Curl, GD2 library, ImageMagick, Zend
* fopen() and PHP sockets
* safe_mode is OFF, file uploads ON
* Zend Optimizer support, Ioncube loader.. and much more features are enabled
Good Luck!