On: Ask HN: Determining DB in use from HTTP?

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There's the 'ethically dubious' method of trying a bunch of SQL injection tricks against the site and seeing what works. Many attacks target only certain database vendor and version.

SQL injection cheatsheet: http://ferruh.mavituna.com/sql-injection-cheatsheet-oku/

Please don't try this unless you have permission, or it's your own site.