Server resourse issue with large forum

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Originally Posted by SteveC

thank you, Snake. That is exactly the issue. It's not a problem with having a large database on their server. The problem was doing the import. Can you suggest a host that would either allow the import or do it for me? My traffic and # of users are low so I really don't think I need a dedicated server. I just don't want to deleted 75% of my posts because it's a history I'd like to preserve.

They would import the DB for you if you asked, and like Snake says they should have offered. Don't give up so easily, sounds like you're going to encounter the same issue with any shared hosting.