In this guide, you will find how to connect Plesk with external database servers.
To join Plesk with an external database server follow these steps:
- Log in to Plesk.
- Select “Tools and Settings”.
- From the “Applications and Databases” section select “Database servers”.
- You will enter into the Database servers page.
- Click on “Add Database Server” to add it.
- A New database server form will appear and you need to fill in the information. Like hostname or IP address, port number. Select the database server type.
- Enter the credentials for the database administrator that Plesk will use to join the database server. The database server must have an administrator account with these credentials.
- Click on the Ok button.
You can connect Plesk with external database servers this way. I hope this made sense. If you need assistance, please contact our support team, and keep an eye on our Web Hosting plans on a daily basis.
Read Also: How to remove backup files from Server using Plesk