{"id":2173,"date":"2020-06-09T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T10:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=2173"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:18:58","slug":"using-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio-express-to-connect-microsoft-sql-2005-database","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/using-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio-express-to-connect-microsoft-sql-2005-database","title":{"rendered":"Using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express to Connect Microsoft SQL 2005 Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/0f65e1_5846beee5a8d4608b1b0cb2092798795~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_923,h_556,al_c,lg_1,q_90\/0f65e1_5846beee5a8d4608b1b0cb2092798795~mv2.png\" alt=\"Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio\" width=\"453\" height=\"273\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Steps to Connect Microsoft SQL 2005 Database with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. Firstly, Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft SQL Server<\/a> Management Studio Express from Microsoft website.<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-body\" class=\"article-body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2.<span class=\"word\">Before\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">installing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">Microsoft\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">SQL\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">Server\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">Management\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">Studio\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">Express,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">you\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">also\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">need\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">install\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">MS\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">XML\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">6\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">your\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">local\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">terminal<\/span>. You can download the MS XML 6 from<b>\u00a0Microsoft Website.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>3. Follow the installation instruction as shown in the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">**\u00a0Please be reminded to have take note on the requirements listed on the download page.<\/p>\n<p>4. Once the application has been installed on your local terminal,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">click\u00a0<b>Start &gt; All Programs &gt; Microsoft SQL server 2005 &gt; SQL Server Management Studio Express CTP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>5. You will get a login screen as follow:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Next, Please fill in the details as follow :<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Server name: SQLServerIP,1533 ( refer notes below )<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Authentication: SQL Server Authentication<br \/>\nLogin: YourMSSQLDatabaseUsername<br \/>\nPassword: YourMSSQLDatabasePassword<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6. Lastly, <span class=\"word\">Press\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">\u2018\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">Link\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">\u2018\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">button\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">once\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">you\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">have\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">entered\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">above\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">details\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">you\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">be\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">remotely\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">connected\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">your\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">MS\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">SQL\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">database\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">hosted\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">our\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">SQL\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">2005\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"word\">server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2013\u00a0You may obtain your SQLServerIP after you have created your MSSQL database inside your HELM control panel.<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0Please make sure your local firewall is not blocking Port 1533.<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0This article only applicable to Windows 2003 hosting packages with MSSQL database support.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>Above all, You\u2019ve successfully completed the steps to connect Microsoft SQL 2005 Database with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express <strong>.<\/strong>If you found this guide useful during the setup of your additional address. Please share it with other users going through the same process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Please refer to the following article to know more.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Knowledge Base: \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-repair-database-table-with-phpmyadmin\/\">How to repair database table with phpMyadmin?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Connect Microsoft SQL 2005 Database with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express\u00a0 1. Firstly, Download the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express from Microsoft website. 2.Before\u00a0installing\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0SQL\u00a0Server\u00a0Management\u00a0Studio\u00a0Express,\u00a0you\u00a0will\u00a0also\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0install\u00a0MS\u00a0XML\u00a06\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0local\u00a0terminal. You can download the MS XML 6 from\u00a0Microsoft Website. 3. Follow the installation instruction as shown in the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express. **\u00a0Please be reminded to have take note on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[52],"kbtag":[1303,1302],"class_list":["post-2173","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-microsoft-sql","kbtag-microsoft-sql-2005","kbtag-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/2173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/2173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5707,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/2173\/revisions\/5707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=2173"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=2173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}