Datasource RDBMS - Class not found error

[KimonP]

Dear Community,

I am trying to follow the instructions for setting up a data model as per https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-65/forms/getting-started/create-first-ada... 

When I add the configuration for Apache Sling Connection Pooled DataSource, I get the following error in the logs:

com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver not found by org.apache.sling.datasource

I have tried different MySQL driver versions, but the issue remains.

I also tried using com.mysql.jdbc.Driver as the driver class, no luck either.

I am using AEM 6.5.9 + latest forms add on.

[Mayank_Gandhi]

@KimonP Please share your email I will send you the MySQL driver that works on my side. 

[KimonP]

Hi Mayank, can you share the version of the jdbc connector you used or even better share your driver here? I am sure it would be helpful for others as well.

[Mayank_Gandhi]

@KimonP I will share that shortly, I am pretty sure I downloaded from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

[KimonP · Accepted solution]

Figured out that version 8.0.12 does the trick. Also good to know that in the JDBC URL you might need to add an additional param: timezone, e.g. timezone=Europe/Berlin