# The ij Driver name and connection URL

Specifying the Driver Name and database connection URL, summarizes the different ways to specify the driver name and database connection URL.

Table 1. Specifying the Driver Name and database connection URL
Action | System Property | `ij` Property | `ij` Command
--- | --- | --- | ---
loading the driver implicitly |  | ij.connection.connectionName (plus full URL) ij.database (plus full URL) ij.protocol ij.protocol.protocolName (plus protocol clause in Connect command) | Protocol Connect (plus full URL)
loading the driver explicitly | jdbc.drivers | -Dij.Driver | Driver
specifying the database connection URL |  | ij.connection.connectionName ij.database | Connect

Parent topic: Connecting to a Derby database