I need to access spatial data in MySQL database with Geoserver. Official user manual states: just download package, extract it into WEB-INF/lib directory and all will be OK. Instead, just nothing happens – MySQL option doesn't appear when creating new data source, I can't find any relevant messages in logs and Google doesn't provide a hint.
What do I do:
- Download MySQL extension, following recommended link. I have Geoserver version 2.4.3 (uses jre7, downloaded recently). Downloaded archive declares to be of version 2.4.3 (and manual specifically states that versions should match).
- Unzip archive and copy it contents to
[Geoserver installation directory]\webapps\geoserver\WEB-INF\lib(also tried other paths mentioned in the manual and extension readme, though they don't make any sense – result the same). - Restart Geoserver service (also tried rebooting system), than go to Data -> Stores -> Add new store in Geoserver web interface (logged in as admin). Manual states that MySQL option should be there, but it isn't.
As mentioned, I use Geoserver 2.4.3 (latest at current time), OS is Windows 7 x32. Geoserver is installed as a service and starts automatically.
Logging profile of server is set to VERBOSE_LOGGING, no traces of "mysql" are found. System logs don't contain anything but messages from Service Control Manager about service being started/stopped.
Trying to mess with other JARs in the same directory causes Geoserver to fail. There was installed Geoserver 2.1-beta3 some time ago, but current installation is made into different directory.
I'm interested in any advice how to get Geoserver-MySQL combination working, or how to diagnose why it is problematic/impossible.
Best Answer
Using GIS-Jonathan's hint I solved my problem,I could install the oracle extension.
I had accidentally installed the MySQL plugin jar's into the [Geoserver installation directory]\lib directory first.
Then when I added them to the correct directory, but not yet removed them from the upper lib, it still did not work.
I suspect if you added -verbose onto the java start up command you'll find that another mysql jodbc is being loaded first before the one in the WEB-INF\lib.
You will have to adjust your environment path variable to have the plugin jar to be first, or the only jar available.
When I deleted the files that I had added to [Geoserver installation directory]\lib it started working.
I think that maybe you might have not restarted geoserver service after installing into the WEB-INF\lib directory, and when you added them into the other places it "broke" your install