ASP.NET & MySql

Question

I've recently published my WebApp on the web. I noticed my ISP provided me a plan with 10MB MSSql Express, Would it be enough to store data from 3 busy shops? However, they did not limit the size of an MySql Database.

Would you suggest me to connect my webapp to an MySql db instead? How is it possible using Visual Studio?

Thanks.

Answer 1

It depends on the type and amount of data you'd want to store in the DB.

You can have your .NET application talk to MySQL using MySQL Connector/net: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Note, however, that there are syntax (and other) differences between MSSQL and MySQL.