# MySQL Connection Faulted

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-connection-faulted/19225>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 13, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-connection-faulted/19225 "2018-08-13T15:02:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-connection-faulted/19225/2 "2018-08-13T15:24:44Z")

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> [@Problems connecting Ignition to MySQL](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-ignition-to-mysql/18175):
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> I am receiving this error in my logs when I am trying to connect Ignition with MySQL. I have MySQL 8.0 and I believe I’ve connected to MySQL properly and obtained the right permissions. 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.getConnecti…

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