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    Posted: 29 September 2004 at 1:06pm
I am starting an online forum and was wondering what differences or advantages are between Access and MS SQL.  I am familiar with Access but have never used MS SQL. 

I already have Access 2003.  If I was to use MS SQL how much would it cost?

If I start the forum with Access is there anyway to convert the database to MS SQL later on?
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Please do a search, this has been discussed plenty of times.
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Originally posted by jeeproject jeeproject wrote:

I am starting an online forum and was wondering what differences or advantages are between Access and MS SQL.  I am familiar with Access but have never used MS SQL. 

Access is fine for small forums where user traffic will not be heavy.

Originally posted by jeeproject jeeproject wrote:

I already have Access 2003.  If I was to use MS SQL how much would it cost?
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Originally posted by jeeproject jeeproject wrote:

If I start the forum with Access is there anyway to convert the database to MS SQL later on?
yes. you or your MSSQL host can do it!
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I personally would recommened MS SQL Server everytime as a backend for a forum, no matter what size of forum you have, as Access has to many limitations.
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I agree on starting off with MS SQL Server when in doubt. However, you can also [ read my reply ] for some more insight into Access on the same subject, which has been discussed over and over and over.....
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