This article covers 3 steps needed to connect to your hosted Microsoft SQL Server database with Adaptive.
Step 1: Install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Download and install the last version of SQL Server Management Studio
Step2: Find your Database Information
- When you create a database in the Plesk Control Panel you give the database a name and username and password. This is the information you'll need to connect.
- Note the SQL server hostname was sent to you in the Welcome Hosting Account email when your account was created; for example sql2022.adaptivewebhosting.com.
Step 3: Connect to your database using SSMS
- Launch Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- The Server type should be Database Engine
- Enter the server hostname (see above)
- Authentication is SQL Server Authentication
- Enter your database username (see above)
- Enter your database password (see above)
- Click Connect
- Find your database in the list to manage.
If you have any questions let us know and open a support ticket.