There are a zillion and one posts and how-tos out there amongst the Interwebs detailing the supposed “correct” way to use STSADMIN to copy or promote SharePoint Content Databases between different environments (i.e. Dev<->Stage<->Prod). The problem with the typical STSADMIN approach is that it forces you to create a new Web Application within the target environment. Well what if you’re dealing with a pre-existing target environment with complex IIS Bindings and or Alternate Access Mappings, etc (i.e. things that make you not want to hassle with having to re-set them all up.) So in these circumstances, the easiest...