The :func:`_sa.create_engine` function produces an :class:`_engine.Engine` object based
on a URL. These URLs follow `RFC-1738
-<https://rfc.net/rfc1738.html>`_, and usually can include username, password,
+<https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt>`_, and usually can include username, password,
hostname, database name as well as optional keyword arguments for additional configuration.
In some cases a file path is accepted, and in others a "data source name" replaces
the "host" and "database" portions. The typical form of a database URL is::