It is sometimes useful to know which database you are connected to, here is a simple method that pulls apart the connection string and provides you with the section you request.
private static string GetSection(string section) { var connectionString = string.Empty; Configuration rootWebConfig = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/MyWebSiteRoot"); ConnectionStringSettings connString; if (rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings.Count > 0) { connString = rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings["Entities"]; if (connString != null) connectionString = connString.ConnectionString; } string[] parts = connectionString.Split(';'); for (int i = 0; i < parts.Length; i++) { string part = parts[i].Trim().ToLowerInvariant(); if (part.StartsWith($"{section}=")) { return part.Replace($"{section}=", ""); } } return "Unknown"; }