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What do I need to know about running SQL Server 2008 on a dedicated server as far as licensing goes? What would my cheapest option be? Also, for a fairly small web application, would shared hosting make more sense? (These both would be through a hosting provider) Thanks!

-Shane

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  • If your server is on the Internet, you'll need that licence. SQL licensing is usually per physical CPU either way.
    – user3914
    Nov 5, 2010 at 23:02

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A full SQL license is expensive. I would recommend using shared hosting, or run MySQL.

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  • Thanks - that's pretty much the conclusion I've come to as well. Looks like I'm switching to MySQL! Nov 6, 2010 at 1:55
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I beleive SQL Server Express is free to use without any licensing...it can handle databases up to 2GB i think.

Also you don't get access to the SQL Server Agent and a few other technical parts of the full version...but if you don't need them then it should work fine for small apps.

Paul

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