By default, any database server that is started from a connection string is stopped when there are no more non-HTTP connections
to it. As well, any database that is loaded from a connection string is unloaded when there are no more non-HTTP connections
to it. This behavior is equivalent to AutoStop=YES.
If you supply AutoStop=NO, any database that you start in that connection remains running when there are no more non-HTTP
connections to it. As a result, the database server remains operational as well.
If the only connection to a database is an HTTP connection, and the database is configured to stop automatically, when the
HTTP connection disconnects, the database does not stop automatically. As well, if a database that is configured to stop automatically
has an HTTP connection and a command sequence or TDS connection, when the last command sequence or TDS connection disconnects,
the database stops, and any HTTP connections are dropped.
The AutoStop (ASTOP) connection parameter is used only if you are connecting to a database that is not currently running.
It is ignored if the database is already started.
In .NET applications, you should be careful when using the AutoStop connection parameter. Closing a connection will close
it as far as the application is concerned, but active connections remain open when connection pooling is enabled. As a result
the server does not shut down, even though you may expect it to do so.
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