# Identical database connection won't connect

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identical-database-connection-wont-connect/18571>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identical-database-connection-wont-connect/18571 "2018-06-21T19:24:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identical-database-connection-wont-connect/18571/1 "2018-06-21T19:24:35Z")

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\*\*\*Edit. So this is embarrassing. Turns out, just your standard run of the mill PEBKAC error. Username was very slightly misspelled.

Hi all, I wanted to add a new database connection for a different database on the same server as an existing (working) DB connection I have on a gateway. I created the new connection, only changing the database name (same user/pass on the server and all) but it faulted, giving an error:  
Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (SSL connection required for plugin ‘mysql\_clear\_password’. Check if “useSSL” is set to “true”.)  
I thought thats odd, because the other connection I have works well with all but the database name the same. So I made the database name the same, too. I have compared these two connections (settings) in separate windows three times and they are 100% identical. Still faulted with the same error.

I’m using the MySQL ConnectorJ Driver. I don’t know what it means by this mysql\_clear\_password plugin.

Also I found [this](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-ignition-to-mysql/18175) but I’m not sure about that because as I said, there is 0 difference between two identical connections as far as I can tell.

This is MySql Server 5.7.18 enterprise, Ignition 7.9.6.