[HELP]MSSQL

04/27/2010 06:46 Jeremey#1

Hey guys almost every tutorial says I need Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SP4. Well, sorry to tell you but to upgrade you need a 6.5 SQL Server which Microsoft stopped sharing mid 2008. So do I REALLY need SQL Server 2000 or can I use whatever version I want?

04/27/2010 07:43 naruto820#2

you can use 2005 as well, and if you look in janvier's file database he has download link for full sql server 2000 with SP4 updates.

04/27/2010 13:39 abelwang#3

the database are created for 2000.

04/27/2010 23:02 naruto820#4

not really i used same database with 2005 which worked perfectly fine, also the performance of 2005 is a lil faster but the interface is harder than 2000 to me.

04/27/2010 23:45 Jeremey#5

Thanks a million guys.

04/30/2010 19:50 Zombe#6

Well, if you ever tried running Apache and MSSQL without SP4, you would see that it wouldn't connect to the database, because it doesn't support POST and GET methods of sending information, and you can use them with SP4, so I'm guessing, that the server uses some kind of POST and GET winsock packets to reach the client, so the server should be able to connect to any MSSQL database that supports them. You can google for more information on supported connection types on different MSSQL databases :)