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title: "4. Connect to a Database"
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# 4. Connect to a Database

> After you [install your database](database-connections/installing-databases/installing-databases.md), you can connect it to Ignition. To get detailed descriptions for a number of different database connections, see [Connecting to Databases](database-connections/connecting-to-databases/connecting-to-databases.md).

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## Connect to MySQL

1. Log into the Configure section of the Gateway Webpage just like in the previous sections.

2. Navigate to the Databases **Connections** page. 

3. Click the **Create new Database Connection...** link.

4. Select the **MySQL ConnectorJ** option and click the **Next >** button.

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5. Enter a Name, Connect URL, username, and password. If you just installed MySQL on the same machine as Ignition you will be able to use the following credentials:
    
    Name: **MySQL**
    
    Connect URL: **jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test**
    
    Username: **root**
    
    Password: [whatever password you entered when installing MySQL]

    Scroll to the bottom and click the **Create new Database Connection** button.

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[Learn more about Database Connections](database-connections/database-connections.md)