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Can anyone help me find a good host that supports MDF file? I have a site that works perfectly in my desktop but when I uploaded it to Arvixe it wont work and I can't get a straight answer from them. Please I need your help so bad. Thank you.

Tim Stone
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No. Only small operations will use MDF - serious hosts will isolate SQL servers on dedicated machines.

There is a transfer wizard available allowing data upload to a server database.

And you should look for SQL Server Express, not "mdf files". It is a server technology.

mdm
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TomTom
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    There's nothing wrong with small operations, and there are plenty of hosts who are geared toward those. But +1 for the advice to look for express versus mdf. – Chains Jul 21 '11 at 15:44
  • but how can i transfer my mdf file to the sql server? – paul Jul 21 '11 at 15:51
  • Detach / attach, or use the upload facilities provided by the hoster to transfer the data. – TomTom Jul 21 '11 at 15:52
  • Even a small hoster - I dont want to have to deal with local expressi nstalls myself. A lot easier to deal with this when you centralize syour sql databases on a number of sql server computers. – TomTom Jul 21 '11 at 15:52
  • @paul that will depend on the host you choose. Some provide web-based database administration tools, some will ask you to FTP a backup or your MDF/LDF files to their server, some will just create the database for you and then give you ways to update it with your schema/data. – Aaron Bertrand Jul 21 '11 at 15:57