Question

I created a local MSSQL database with my ASP.NET project.

Now I want to connect to my database hosted in http://www.abc.com

What should I put in the connectionString ?

Answer 1

Check with your hosting provider (abc.com). Some hosting providers don’t allow remote connection to their databases, and require you to use their web application to access your database.

If they do allow access, they should provide you with SQL Authentication details of:

• Server Name
• Database Name
• Username
• Password

An example of a SQL connection string would be:

Data Source={server name/ip};Initial Catalog={database name};User ID={username};password={password}; MultipleActiveResultSets=True;