

In these cases, select Go to driver from the list. Some data sources have a list with drivers for different versions (for example, MySQL). In the Data Sources and Drivers dialog, click the Drivers tab, and select a driver entry that you want to modify.Ĭlick the Driver link in data source settings. In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database), click the Data Source Properties icon. You do not need to provide the password next time you open IntelliJ IDEA. You can terminate the connection by pressing the Deactivate icon ( ) or Ctrl+F2.įorever: password is saved in the IntelliJ IDEA storage. If you exit IntelliJ IDEA and open it again, you must provide the password again.įor session: password is saved only for the current connection session with a database (until you disconnect from it). Until restart: password is saved only for the current IntelliJ IDEA run. Never: password is prompted each time you establish a connection with a database. You can select the following options for storing your password: Alternatively, select a data source and press Ctrl+F2. If you want to close a database connection, select a data source and click the Deactivate button on the toolbar.

Names of data sources that interact with a database are shown in the Database tool window with a little green circle. When you create a database connection, IntelliJ IDEA connects to a database automatically to receive database objects.
