# Cannot create JDBC driver of class 'com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver' for connect URL 'jdbc://localhost:3306/ **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [November 19, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-create-jdbc-driver-of-class-com-mysql-cj-jdbc-driver-for-connect-url-jdbc-localhost-3306/40800 "2020-11-19T14:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thomas.stevic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@thomas.stevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.stevic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-create-jdbc-driver-of-class-com-mysql-cj-jdbc-driver-for-connect-url-jdbc-localhost-3306/40800/1 "2020-11-19T14:47:19Z")
I am getting this error when trying to create a new database connection. I copied a working version that is working. The only difference is the name of the database. The properties are as follows: Name - MySQL jdbc Driver - MySql connection - jbdc://localhost:3306/acme user Name - Tom Password - yada\_yada Password - yada \_yada Extra Connection Properties - zeroDateTimeBehavior=CONVERT\_TO\_NULL;connectTimeout=120000;socketTimeout=120000;useSSL=false;allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true;disableMariaDbDriver Enabled - True Failover Datasource - none Failover Mode - Standard Slow Query Log Threshold - 60000 Validation Timeout - 10000 ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-create-jdbc-driver-of-class-com-mysql-cj-jdbc-driver-for-connect-url-jdbc-localhost-3306/40800/2 "2020-11-19T16:34:32Z")
Get the full stack trace of the error message, it should have more information about why it’s failing.