Hi Anthony, As Diego already stated due to license restrictions we can not include this driver in the distribution. When going to the docs of the mysql database connection [1] you will see a link on where to download the driver. I do notice it gives you a link on where to download the driver, it does not explain how to add the driver. As we like to learn and improve from questions I have created a ticket to explain how to add the driver to your installation [2].
As going to the docs might not be the first response users have, I have also created a ticket to improve the Hop GUI [3]. After downloading the driver you have to place it in the Hop installation, the recommended spot is to place it in <your hop installation path>/plugins/databases/<databasetype>/lib It will also work when you place it in <your hop installation path>/lib. A restart (of the Hop GUI) is required after doing this to load the driver. If you have any further questions please let us know. Cheers, Hans [1] https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/database/databases/mysql.html#top [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HOP-3485 [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HOP-3486 On Sat, 6 Nov 2021 at 06:55, Diego Mainou <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anthony, > You need to download the mysql j connector into the lib folder of hop. > > You'll see s bunch of jar files in there with connectors to things like > PostgreSQL. > > Hop can't be shipped with mysql drivers because of licencing issues. > > Cheers > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Anthony Gatlin <[email protected]> > Date: 6/11/21 1:12 pm (GMT+10:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: MySQL Connection Issue > > I am having difficulty connecting from Apache Hop to MySQL Hop GUI tells > me the org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver is missing. I can't figure out where to > download it. I don't know if another driver version will work. Current > MySQL drivers are installed on my Windows 10 machine. > > > Error connecting to database: (using class org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver) > > Communications link failure > > What can I do to allow Apache Hop to connect to MySQL on Windows 10? >
