# Ignition 7.5.13 Version to compatible latest Mysql DB version

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-5-13-version-to-compatible-latest-mysql-db-version/23284 "2019-03-13T09:06:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-5-13-version-to-compatible-latest-mysql-db-version/23284/2 "2019-03-13T12:26:52Z")

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Changes in MySQL 8 broke the older JDBC driver in Ignition. You'll have to upgrade that, at least. But it might be more complicated than that:

> [@MySQL 8.0 Connection](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-8-0-connection/17848):
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> Anyone install MySQL 8.0 and connect with Ignition? I get an error when I attempt. Wondering if maybe the java MySQL driver needs to be updated to work… org.apache.commons.dbcp.SQLNestedException: Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (java.lang.ClassCastException: java.math.BigInteger cannot be cast to java.lang.Long) at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.createDataSource(BasicDataSource.java:1225) at org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource.getConnection(BasicDataSource.java:880) a…

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