diff --git a/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-nodejs-prisma.md b/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-nodejs-prisma.md
index 1c482f8167989..1c78065ac08a2 100644
--- a/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-nodejs-prisma.md
+++ b/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-nodejs-prisma.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've sele
 6. Edit the `.env` file, set up the environment variable `DATABASE_URL` as follows, replace the corresponding placeholders `{}` with connection parameters on the connection dialog:
 
     ```dotenv
-    DATABASE_URL=mysql://{user}:{password}@{host}:4000/test?sslaccept=strict
+    DATABASE_URL='{connection_string}'
     ```
 
     > **Note**
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've sele
 5. Edit the `.env` file, set up the environment variable `DATABASE_URL` as follows, replace the corresponding placeholders `{}` with connection parameters on the connection dialog:
 
     ```dotenv
-    DATABASE_URL=mysql://{user}:{password}@{host}:4000/test?sslaccept=strict&sslcert={downloaded_ssl_ca_path}
+    DATABASE_URL='mysql://{user}:{password}@{host}:4000/test?sslaccept=strict&sslcert={downloaded_ssl_ca_path}'
     ```
 
     > **Note**
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've sele
 2. Edit the `.env` file, set up the environment variable `DATABASE_URL` as follows, replace the corresponding placeholders `{}` with connection parameters of your TiDB cluster:
 
     ```dotenv
-    DATABASE_URL=mysql://{user}:{password}@{host}:4000/test
+    DATABASE_URL='mysql://{user}:{password}@{host}:4000/test'
     ```
 
    If you are running TiDB locally, the default host address is `127.0.0.1`, and the password is empty.
diff --git a/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-ruby-rails.md b/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-ruby-rails.md
index 4ae72881f2b18..841ab79239ba4 100644
--- a/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-ruby-rails.md
+++ b/develop/dev-guide-sample-application-ruby-rails.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've sele
 6. Edit the `.env` file, set up the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable as follows, and copy the connection string from the connection dialog as the variable value.
 
     ```dotenv
-    DATABASE_URL=mysql2://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database_name}?ssl_mode=verify_identity
+    DATABASE_URL='mysql2://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database_name}?ssl_mode=verify_identity'
     ```
 
    > **Note**
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've sele
 5. Edit the `.env` file, set up the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable as follows, copy the connection string from the connection dialog as the variable value, and set the `sslca` query parameter to the file path of the CA certificate downloaded from the connection dialog:
 
     ```dotenv
-    DATABASE_URL=mysql2://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}?ssl_mode=verify_identity&sslca=/path/to/ca.pem
+    DATABASE_URL='mysql2://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}?ssl_mode=verify_identity&sslca=/path/to/ca.pem'
     ```
 
    > **Note**
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've sele
 2. Edit the `.env` file, set up the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable as follows, and replace the `{user}`, `{password}`, `{host}`, `{port}`, and `{database}` with your own TiDB connection information:
 
     ```dotenv
-    DATABASE_URL=mysql2://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}
+    DATABASE_URL='mysql2://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}'
     ```
 
    If you are running TiDB locally, the default host address is `127.0.0.1`, and the password is empty.