{"id":3288,"date":"2021-10-22T06:42:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T06:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2021-10-22T06:42:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T06:42:37","slug":"how-to-connect-a-microsoft-access-databasemdb-in-windows-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-connect-a-microsoft-access-databasemdb-in-windows-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect a Microsoft Access Database(MDB) in Windows Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Plesk, you&#8217;ll be able to access external Microsoft Access databases for your applications. For this you have to just connect the database using an ODBC connection.<\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s see the steps to Connect a Microsoft Access Database (MDB) with Plesk<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your <strong>Plesk<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong> from the left side navbar and click on <strong>ODBC Data Sources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3292 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-1-300x159.png\" alt=\"odbc-plesk-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-1-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click Add <strong>ODBC DSN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3293 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-2-300x101.png\" alt=\"odbc-plesk-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-2-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-2-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Enter the <strong>Connection name<\/strong>(It should only have letters and numbers; no space or symbols are allowed).If you wish, you&#8217;ll be able to additionally enter a discription within the <strong>Connection Description<\/strong>. For the <strong>Driver<\/strong> , choose <strong>Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)<\/strong> from the dropdown list. Once everything is set and prepared, click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3289 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-3-300x176.png\" alt=\"odbc-plesk-3\" width=\"566\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-3-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-3.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Enter the path for your database within the <strong>database file path<\/strong>. Enter the <strong>Login ID<\/strong> and <strong>Password<\/strong> if your database needs a password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3290 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-4-300x257.png\" alt=\"odbc-plesk-4\" width=\"700\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-4-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-4.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You&#8217;ll be able to keep the default values for different fields intact. We tend to recommend you do not modify anything unless you understand what the setting does.<\/p>\n<p>6. Scroll all the way down to the end and click on <strong>Test Connection<\/strong> to check if the connection works alright. A Successful message will displayed. Now, to save the settings click on <strong>Finish<\/strong> and end up with the procedure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3291 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-5-300x215.png\" alt=\"odbc-plesk-5\" width=\"721\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-5-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/odbc-plesk-5.png 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Plesk, you&#8217;ll be able to access external Microsoft Access databases for your applications. For this you have to just connect the database using an ODBC connection. Let&#8217;s see the steps to Connect a Microsoft Access Database (MDB) with Plesk 1. Log in to your Plesk account. 2. 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