1.7

Tip
If the Test Connection button shows that the database cannot be
successfully connected to using the selected settings, then the contents of this
field could be used to try to connect to the database outside of PrintShop Mail
Connect, to allow refining of acceptable connection options.
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Hostname: Enter the IP Address or alias of the server where database resides.
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Port: Enter Port number. The defaults are those which the vendors use by default.
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Schema: The individual database schema, within the vendor database.
Note
If a previously non-existent schema were chosen here, then a new schema of
that name will be created within the database when the back-end database
swap is applied. The tables within that schema will not be created until
Connect is restarted.
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Username: Enter the database login username.
Note
It is considered best practice for this user to have root privileges.
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Password: Enter the password associated with selected username.
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Confirm password: Re-enter the user password.
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Advanced Connection Settings selections:
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Maximum concurrent threads (1.7.2) or Maximum concurrent connections
(1.7.1): This option was updated in Connect 1.7.2 when it went from applying to
maximum database connections, to maximum database threads.The connections
being a multiple of the maximum database threads.
The maximum setting is determined by the specific capabilities of the machine
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