Plesk for Windows can create an ODBC data source that an application uses to connect to a Microsoft Access database. This creates a named connection, or DSN, rather than a database subscription.
Check the database and driver
Confirm that an appropriate Access ODBC driver is installed and matches the application’s 32-bit or 64-bit process. The database path must be accessible on the server, not just on your own computer.
Keep the database outside public web directories and grant the application’s identity only the required file and directory permissions. Back it up before connection or application changes.
Create the data source
- Open Websites & Domains > ODBC Data Sources in Plesk.
- Click Add ODBC DSN.
- Enter a connection name and description, select the supported Access driver and continue.
- Enter the database’s server-side path and any authentication details required by that driver.
- Click Test Connection.
- If the test succeeds, click Finish to save the connection.
Test the application
Configure the application to use the DSN and test its expected operations. A successful panel test does not prove that the application’s own identity has file access.
If the driver or feature is unavailable, ask the administrator which database connections the plan supports.