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+================================================================================
+=== Spring PetClinic sample application - MySQL Configuration ===
+================================================================================
+
+@author Sam Brannen
+@author Costin Leau
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+1) Download and install the MySQL database (e.g., MySQL Community Server 5.1.x),
+ which can be found here: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
+
+2) Download Connector/J, the MySQL JDBC driver (e.g., Connector/J 5.1.x), which
+ can be found here: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/
+ Copy the Connector/J JAR file (e.g., mysql-connector-java-5.1.5-bin.jar) into
+ the db/mysql directory. Alternatively, uncomment the mysql-connector from the
+ Petclinic pom.
+
+3) Create the PetClinic database and user by executing the "db/mysql/createDB.txt"
+ script.
+
+4) Open "src/main/resources/jdbc.properties"; comment out all properties in the
+ "HSQL Settings" section; uncomment all properties in the "MySQL Settings"
+ section.
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