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In just five easy steps You can add\/mention the connection string in the web.config file .<\/p>\n

1. Log in to the Plesk panel using root account.<\/p>\n

2. To open the File Manager Select the File option.<\/p>\n

3. Navigate to the httpdocs folder and open the web.config file.<\/p>\n

\"web-1\"<\/p>\n

4. The file will get open in the Code Editor window. Add the code as given below in the configuration section.<\/p>\n

<connectionStrings>
\n<add name=”ConnectionString” connectionString=”Data Source=SERVER IP;Initial Catalog=DBname;User Id=DBuser;Password=DBuser password;” providerName=”System.Data.SqlClient” \/>
\n<\/connectionStrings><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5. After adding the code, click the Save button.<\/p>\n

Thus with this, you will have successfully mentioned the connection string in the web.config file.<\/p>\n

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