Webhost4life Quits SQL Express....

Hi :)

This is a email that i got from WebHost4Life ...that brings bad news

I Hope this issues get solved soon...back to Access ..

Dear SixStrings,

After extensive research and monitoring, it has been determined
that the resource used by SQL express engine causes a dramatic
performance decrease for the server.  Futhermore, it creates
security issues for the server.  Unfortunately, we are forced
to discontinue support for SQL Express database engine on
March 19, 2008. For all customers using SQL Express engine,
please move your database to a SQL 2005 environment. The easiest
way is to use "attach" function through the
"control panel -> database -> mssql admin" section to
attach your .mdf and .ldf file. If you need further assistance,
please feel free to contact our help desk support staff. Thank you.


Thanks,

Webhost4life.com Team

This is something that was widely known when SQL Express was first released and
even Microsoft advised against using it with a shared hosting environment.

Hello,

It will be not a problem to move your database to a SQL 2005 environment.

Regards

We are not surprised. You get what you pay for.

SixStrings:

 Hi :)

This is a email that i got from WebHost4Life ...that brings bad news

I Hope this issues get solved soon...back to Access ..

Dear SixStrings,

After extensive research and monitoring, it has been determined
that the resource used by SQL express engine causes a dramatic
performance decrease for the server.  Futhermore, it creates
security issues for the server.  Unfortunately, we are forced
to discontinue support for SQL Express database engine on
March 19, 2008. For all customers using SQL Express engine,
please move your database to a SQL 2005 environment. The easiest
way is to use "attach" function through the
"control panel -> database -> mssql admin" section to
attach your .mdf and .ldf file. If you need further assistance,
please feel free to contact our help desk support staff. Thank you.


Thanks,

Webhost4life.com Team



This is precisely the reason why Discountasp.net never launched support for SQL
Express and why we launched our own Attach .MDF Tool.  With our automated Attach
.MDF tool, customers who use SQL Express on their local machines to develop can
easily transfer their SQL Express DB to the live SQL 2005 Server.  When we
talked with the Microsoft SQL team, they specifically told us NOT to support SQL
Express in a shared hosting environment.  They even sent us a document as to why
not to offer it in a shared hosting environment.