...here's the deal: I have a database called ISDB.mdf in my App_Data folder. And I'm deploying the website by coping its content to the ftp-server. Here you can see what it says when it tries to connect to the database: http://fewer.russia.webmatrixhosting.net/Main.aspx

So, is it me or its the server's specifications? I tried to make couple of changes in my web.config but have no positive results at all

...and, of course, everything works just fine on my local desktop server

Would be glad to hear any suggestions

It looks like its a problem with your connection string. Can you post it - minus your password of course.

You might also check to see if you can connect to the remote database using Access via ODBC. If you can't, it's a good indication that ther problem lies with your setup.

Good luck!

Aaron

it looks just like this:
 <connectionStrings>
    <add name="ConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirector y|\ISDB.mdf;Integrated Security=true;User Instance=True"
     providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>


I do admit I'm a newbie... but... what should be done with it? And, if everything is really involved can anyone post a link with necessary information or tell me where to look and for what.

Thanks. Just for the reading also.

Yeah, I doubt your web host is using SQLExpress, although I could be wrong. You should check with them. They're probably using the full blown SQL 2005 or SQL 2000. If so, you'll need to get the info from your web host, then open SQL Management Express. If you don't already have it you can download a copy for free. Then navigate to your SQLExpress server, right-click on the database name and click Tasks, then Export. That will take you to a wizard where you can export your tables to another server. You'll tell it to use your web server, give it all the right credentials and then BAM! database migrated. Note that it won't copy your Identities and Primary Keys. Or relationships I believe. You'll need to re-establish those once you've copied the tables. Then change your connection string in your web.config to point to your new remote database. Then you should be golden.

Aaron