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Webwork -> MS SQL Server licensing for web data access (8/2/2002 19:06:27)

I am considering installing MS SQL server on 2 co-located servers. (Plan B is MySQL but my research suggests if I can bear the expense of MS SQL it may, in the end, be less " time/admin costly" )

Here' s what I don' t understand about the licensing.

The standard edition makes reference to 5user.

How does the # of users relate to running MS SQL provide data access for websites?

Is the standard license applicable? I hope so because I can' t afford much more, but I don' t want to run afoul of licensing.

Any experts or persons experienced with this issue?

Tanks a ton, or 50 tons, or just tanks a lot.



Doug G -> RE: MS SQL Server licensing for web data access (8/2/2002 23:27:08)

Take a look here. With SQL 7 you needed an Internet Connection license, I haven' t looked closely at the SQL 2000 licensing for internet use.

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/production.asp



Webwork -> RE: MS SQL Server licensing for web data access (8/3/2002 9:17:27)

I read the page 3 times and found no language about an " internet connection license" but I Googled the phrase you provided and found this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/70/pricing.asp

which offered an explanation about the ICL and other nasty Microsoft pricing practices.

Thanks for the help.



caywind -> RE: MS SQL Server licensing for web data access (8/3/2002 17:42:26)

<.02>my experience with MS SQL Server is this: This server will need to be on one very fast, dedicated server, with as much RAM as it will take. Think GIG' s.

MySQL however, needs less and will probably run faster, until you hit a large number of concurrent users... Much work is being done on MySQL interfaces to make it friendlier</.02>



Doug G -> RE: MS SQL Server licensing for web data access (8/3/2002 18:24:28)

quote:

I read the page 3 times and found no language about an " internet connection license" but I Googled the phrase you provided and found this page:

That' s because the Internet Connection License went away when SQL Server 2000 was released a year or so ago. SQL Server 2000 uses the licensing model as described on the link I posted.

MySQL is a decent db, as long as you are willing to put up with it' s loose interpretation of the SQL Standard, lack of stored procedures, etc.

The horsepower you will need for SQL Server depends on the load. For lower usage sites SQL Server can run fine on a server shared with other apps.



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