sysop@hub:~/tools/connection-string-builder$

connection-string-builder

Every driver wants the same five facts in a different order with different punctuation. Fill them in once and get every common form, with special characters escaped where the format needs it.

Database Server Port Database User Password Encryption Named instance (optional) Windows sign-in instead of user and password

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Nothing you type leaves the browser, and nothing is stored. Driver options change between versions: when a string is rejected, the error message usually names the keyword. Related: SQL playground, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB and SQL Server cheat sheets, the database is slow.