Problem Definition

Currently after each fresh installation of JIRA, it is required to manually perform the copying of Connector/J JDBC driver to the <JIRA installation directory>/lib/ directory.

Suggested Solution

To provide a download option with user agreement and acknowledgement tick box during the installation of JIRA.

Workaround

1. Get the MySQL driver:
   • If you are installing JIRA, download the recommended MySQL driver JDBC Connector/J 5.1.
     You can download either the .tar.gz or the .zip file by selecting the 'Platform Independent' option. Extract the jar for the driver (e.g. mysql-connector-java-5.x.x-bin.jar) from the archive.
   • If you are upgrading JIRA and you are not using the recommended MySQL driver (JDBC Connector/J 5.1), back up the driver from your JIRA installation before you upgrade.
     The driver will be in the <JIRA installation directory>/lib/ directory.
2. Copy the MySQL JDBC driver jar to the <JIRA installation directory>/lib/ directory for your new/upgraded installation. If you are installing JIRA using the Windows installer, you will need to do this step after running the Windows installer, but before running the setup wizard.
3. Restart JIRA / JIRA service.