# Connector/J driver problems on RedHat 8

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connector-j-driver-problems-on-redhat-8/25475>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connector-j-driver-problems-on-redhat-8/25475 "2019-05-31T20:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![PearceJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PearceJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PearceJ)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connector-j-driver-problems-on-redhat-8/25475/1 "2019-05-31T20:00:00Z")

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I followed the guide [here](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=26020735), using mysql-connector-java-8.0.16-1.el7.noarch.rpm

I was able to install it using yum (local install) but Ignition still shows (see below)

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My class name is: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver

I tried restarting the Redhat server but the error still persists.

I am using RedHat 8, 64bit  
Ignition: 8.0.1 (b2019050708)  
Java Version: 11.0.2+7-LTS

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connector-j-driver-problems-on-redhat-8/25475/2 "2019-05-31T20:14:25Z")

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Installing the driver isn’t sufficient - you need to go into the settings for the MySQL driver (in Ignition) and upload the .jar file the .rpm file contains (best guess, it will be `mysql-connector-java.jar` in `/usr/share/java/`, based on the path in .rpm). Or, manually place it into `/usr/local/bin/ignition/data/user-lib/jdbc` (actual install path may be slightly different) and restart the gateway.

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**Author:** ![PearceJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PearceJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PearceJ)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connector-j-driver-problems-on-redhat-8/25475/3 "2019-05-31T20:36:08Z")

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Perfect, that worked!!