Mmm I don't know. A fellow co-worker handles all that. I really just do the graphic work, the 3D and the animated and graphical part of our games. I suck at coding!
Does your provider offer sql as part of a package? Mine does, but it costs extra, and i just havent had the money (hence the access db). I much prefer sql, it's what i use at work (and i have it running on my home pc)
Who do you use as a host? I have been using acomhosting for almost 2 years, they have been great so far.
http://www.iweb.ca/ is there website. They're called iweb hosting and they are located in Montreal Qc. We do reselling for them and our packages are even cheaper that way for both our clients and us. Very nice deal.