Deploy .MDF to a web host

Hi all,

I'm new to SQLServer (Express edition) so I was wondering: if the web
host supports SQLServer 2005 do I just need to move the .MDF file to my
directory on the web host to be able to use it?

Thanks,
LorenzoIf you have rights attaching a user database to a SQL Server and the
instance has access to your upload directory you can do this.

HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

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--|||Jens wrote:
> If you have rights attaching a user database to a SQL Server and the
> instance has access to your upload directory you can do this.

Thanks for the answer, Jens

Lorenzo|||lbolognini@.gmail.com (lbolognini@.gmail.com) writes:
> I'm new to SQLServer (Express edition) so I was wondering: if the web
> host supports SQLServer 2005 do I just need to move the .MDF file to my
> directory on the web host to be able to use it?

You should probably talk to your web host about this. Jens suggested that
you may rights to attach databases. I say that the likelyhood for this is
nil, as this requires hefty rights on the server.

A little more likely is that they create an empty database for you,
and then you may be permitted to overwrite that database with a backup
of your database.

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