# How to connect Ignition Gateway to Microsoft SQL Server 2014 with JDBC driver **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [February 9, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-gateway-to-microsoft-sql-server-2014-with-jdbc-driver/113848 "2026-02-09T12:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-gateway-to-microsoft-sql-server-2014-with-jdbc-driver/113848/5 "2026-02-09T14:40:39Z")
I don't know if it's quite relevant to your situation, but some of what I learned on this thread may be of interest. > [@SQL Express 2005 database connection ideas?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-express-2005-database-connection-ideas/78728): > > I have two machines running SQL Express 2005 behind their FactoryTalk View Studio HMIs. The machines are software validated (medical device manufacturing environment) so I really don't want to mess with the configuration. When the machines arrived about 15 years ago I got the vendor to create piped connections with read-only access to the database and was able to create some very useful PHP web pages on one of our servers to create web reports on producion, recipes, machine settings, etc. I'd l… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-gateway-to-microsoft-sql-server-2014-with-jdbc-driver/113848)._