Database Settings
1. Database engine
- Here, you should choose database engine WebMail Lite will store data in.
2. Connection settings
- SQL Login
- Specifies Login name to access SQL database. For MS SQL and MySQL only.
- SQL password
- Specifies Password to access SQL database. For MS SQL and MySQL only.
- Database name
- The name of database in SQL server where you want WebMail to operate with. All required tables are created automatically ones by WebMail, when you first time enter database name. For MS SQL and MySQL only.
- Host
- Specify Host field if you wish to connect through TCP/IP. For MS SQL and MySQL only.
- ODBC Data source (DSN)
- Specify Data Source Name if you wish to connect to database through DSN. This is alternative way to connect to database, the above fields (SQL Login, SQL password, Database name, Host) will not be used.
- ODBC Connection String
- Specify your own ODBC connection string if you wish to connect to database through a specific connection string. This is alternative way to connect to database, the above fields (SQL Login, SQL password, Database name, Host) will not be used.
3. Test database connectivity to check if the specified settings are correct
- Test Connection
- Click it to check if the above settings are correct and connection can be established fine.
- Create tables
- Creates database tables required by WebMail Lite. If you specified a database which doesn't contain WebMail Lite tables yet, you need to click this button.
- Update
- If you're upgrading between major WebMail Lite releases (e.g. from 4.6 to 4.7), you need to update your existing database by clicking this button.