I am creating a site with ASP.NET C#. Now my problem is I purchased one hosting plan without SQL database hosting, so can I use MS Access as my database for my site? I have taken hosting plan from net4.in.
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I am creating a site with ASP.NET C#. Now my problem is I purchased one hosting plan without SQL database hosting, so can I use MS Access as my database for my site? I have taken hosting plan from net4.in.
Yes you can. Make sure you have the appropriate security access to the file – this can typically be done by putting the Access .mdb file in the App_Data ‘magic’ folder in ASP.NET. Update the connection string in your application configuration / web.config with the appropriate values.
Refer to connectionstrings.com for building / configuring the connection string.
Not all features available in SQL Server are available in Access and there might be slight changes to your queries / SQL syntax so make sure Access has everything you want before you go down this route – the extra cost of switching / upgrading your host will probably be less than modifying and retesting your code.
EDIT: ASP.NET also supports disconnected database MDF files in the App_Data – it might be worth checking with your host if they support this as you would not need to alter your code at all.