> Finding an HTTP+FTP server was easier than finding github.
No it wasn't. Seriously, where?
There was a lot of sites that provided some cpanel-like option as long as you're ok with yourcoolname.weirdhostingname.com. I believe they all came with a filebrowser and the always present public_html folder.
Didn’t your ISP provide you with free FTP storage? The French ones did, at least.