Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 07/23/07 15:02

(wipeout64@hotmail.com) writes:
> Your answers are very helpful! Now a rather niave question: If I pay for a
> site to host my application, does that mean I don't have to purchase the
> server software and I only need the developer software?

Right. If you only use MS SQL Server to develop your application, but rely
on a web host to run it for you, you can get by with Developer Edition,
which is 50 USD. And, of course, if you are content with the features of
SQL Express, you can let it suffice with that for an even lower bargain.

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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