On Jun 4, 2008, at 6:40 PM, JORGE MALDONADO wrote:
> I am developing an ASP.NET web site in which I will use PostgreSQL
> and such a site is going to be hosted in a hosting company (not in
> my server).
>
> All of the information will be processed through the ASP.NET
> application using ADO.NET.
>
> Does the hosting company need to have PostgreSQL installed in its
> server(s)?
> If not, is there an advantage if the hosting company has PostgreSQL
> installed?
Yes, you want PostgreSQL to be located in the same location as your
web server. In theory, it does not have to be, but the last thing you
want is for an interactive web site to be slow because database access
is over less than optimal networking.
John DeSoi, Ph.D.
