jdbc:mysql://[host][,failoverhost...][:port]/[database]
    [?propertyName1][=propertyValue1][&propertyName2][=propertyValue2]

The following example URL connects to a MySQL server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 3306, database name TIDEWAY_IMPORT, user fred and password password.
jdbc:mysql://192.168.0.100:3306/TIDEWAY_IMPORT?user=fred&password=password

Download: http://www.mysql.com/products/connector/
Documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/connector-j-reference-configuration-properties.html

jdbc:postgresql://host:port/database

The following example URL connects to a Postgres server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 5432, and database name tidewaydatabase.
jdbc:postgresql://192.168.0.100:5432/tidewaydatabase

Download: http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html
Documentation: http://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/83/connect.html

jdbc:oracle:<drivertype>:@//<host>[:<port>]/<service>

The following example URL connects, using a thin driver, to an Oracle server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 1521, and service tw_DB.
jdbc:oracle:thin:@//192.168.0.100:1521/tw_DB

Connection using SID

jdbc:oracle:<drivertype>:@<host>[:<port>]:<SID>

The following example URL connects, using a thin driver, to an Oracle server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 1521, and SID tw100.
jdbc:oracle:thin:@192.168.0.100:1521:tw100

Download: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/index.html
Documentation: http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/htdocs/jdbc_faq.htm
See here for more information on setting up both styles in Foundation.

jdbc:ingres://<host>:<port>/<database>;<attributes>

The following example URL connects to an Ingres server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port mnemonic II7, database name tidewaydatabase, user fred and password password.
jdbc:ingres://192.168.0.100:II7/tidewaydatabase;user=fred;password=password

Download: http://community.ingres.com/wiki/JDBC_Driver
Documentation:

jdbc:sybase:Tds:<host_machine>[:<port>]/<database>

The following example URL connects to a Sybase server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 6689, and database name tidewaydatabase.
jdbc:sybase:Tds:192.168.0.100:6689/tidewaydatabase

Documentation:

jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]]
    [;property=value[;property=value]]

The following example URL connects to an instance of MS SQL server called TDA running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 1433, user fred and password password.
jdbc:sqlserver://192.168.0.100\TDA:1433;User=fred;Password=password

Download: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937724.aspx
Documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms378428.aspx

 jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://<server>[:<port>][/<database>][;<property>=<value>[;...]]

The following example URL connects using JTDS to an MS SQL server server running on a host on IP address 192.168.0.100, port 1433, database name TIDEWAY_IMPORT, instance TDA, user fred and password password.
jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://192.168.0.100:1433/TIDEWAY_IMPORT;
    instance=TDA;user=fred;password=password

Documentation: http://jtds.sourceforge.net/faq.html#urlFormat