Sql-server – My database using sql server 2005 express is over 4GB, I have no money, am I screwed

databasesql serversql-server-2005

Any thoughts of how to solve this?


I tried creating another database and putting some tables there, but actually there is just 1 big table with almost 3 million rows, this table is using all the space, so separating tables is useless.

I though about migrating to MySQL, but the (former) programmer who used this database programmed it using SQL Server framework, and he sucked at it, so its a whole lot of code to change which I suppose it can be done but I don't have that much time.

I can't think of anything but to buy sql server, but I don't have that kind of money, I also thought of 'borrowing' it from a torrent or something like that, but my server is a dedicated server on gigenet and that would break the TOS.

thanks

Best Answer

not a solution, but a possible delay of the inevitable: get the 180-day trial version of sql server