MySQL 5.7 is available, does anybody already run some test with ignition 7.8 ?
mysql-connector-java-XXXX-bin.jar installed with next ignition release will support mysql 5.7 ?
I don’t believe we bundled 5.1.37 with 7.8. However, it’s straight-forward to install different versions yourself through the Gateway via the Database > Drivers page.
Don’t use BIT Variables in MySQL. Ignition prior to 7.8 read them fine. 7.8 does not decipher BITs.
MySQL performance is very slow with Latin1 Character Sets. Use UTF8. UTF8 is the default for MySQL 5.7.9 and was Default Latin1 for 5.5. Lots of issues just migrating due to this as well.