# Problems with MySQL8 in Openhab1

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/problems-with-mysql8-in-openhab1/104226>\
**Category:** Persistence Services\
**Tags:** mysql, openhab\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/problems-with-mysql8-in-openhab1/104226 "2020-08-27T19:25:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DieterL](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DieterL](https://community.openhab.org/u/DieterL)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/problems-with-mysql8-in-openhab1/104226/1 "2020-08-27T19:25:42Z")

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Hi All

After updating my server today, I’ve got MySQL8 running. Now I can’t get OH1 connect to the database which really causes problems for me.

I’ve found a ticket for that problem ([[mysql] support for mysql 8 · Issue #5698 · openhab/openhab1-addons · GitHub](https://github.com/openhab/openhab1-addons/issues/5698)) which should have been solved in 1.9. So I’ve downloaded the addon bundle, but it still doesn’t work.

Is there a way to bring it back to work? I know that you are not really interested any more in OH1, but to bring up my OH2 installation is on a good way but would still take some time.

Thanks and regards  
Dieter

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Osborne](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/bruce_osborne/32/38531_2.png) [@Bruce\_Osborne](https://community.openhab.org/u/Bruce_Osborne)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/problems-with-mysql8-in-openhab1/104226/2 "2020-08-27T21:30:49Z")

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> [@DieterL](#):
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> I know that you are not really interested any more in OH1, but to bring up my OH2 installation is on a good way but would still take some time.

Wait a few months and go to OH 3 😉

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**Author:** ![rossko57](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/rossko57/32/70263_2.png) [@rossko57](https://community.openhab.org/u/rossko57)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/problems-with-mysql8-in-openhab1/104226/3 "2020-08-27T22:03:19Z")

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> [@DieterL](#):
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> which should have been solved in 1.9

What makes you think that? This suggests you’d want 1.13

> <https://github.com/openhab/openhab1-addons/pull/5699>
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> Is backwards compatible, quoting: "MySQL Connector/J 8.0 is highly recommended f…or use with MySQL Server 8.0, 5.7, 5.6, and 5.5."
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> Closes #5698
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> Signed-off-by: Martin van Wingerden \<martin@martinvw.nl\>