Where can I test the site before uploading it to the client's hosting?

Question

Laravel

Are there good free hostings for testing a site on Laravel 4.2 (PHP 5.4+ and MySQL)?
It will be necessary to check caching, sending emails, etc. on the site.
And is it possible to connect to the site remotely (PHPStorm 8).
Thank you.

Answer 1

Many hosting companies have a free period. For example:
7 days - https://www.ihc.ru/hosting-test.html
30 days - https://www.optibit.ru/hosting/
I use these two myself.

Answer 2

use Vagrant Luke!

Answer 3

Often such activities do not lead to the expected result, because. the client's hosting configuration may turn out to be slightly different (literally with a difference of one or two versions) and everything will stop working or not work at all. The easiest option would be to get the entire hosting configuration of the client and reproduce everything exactly on your own. The best option, but more technologically complex, would be to use such great tools as Composer for PHP or Docker, in general, the hit of the season. Good luck!

Answer 4

Do you only test or test to buy hosting?