Time for action – changing the file

So first create a property file called portal-ext.properties, within the LIFERAY_HOME directory and add the following properties into it:

jdbc.default.driverClassName=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

jdbc.default.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/neighbourhood_portal?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF8&useFastDateParsing=false

jdbc.default.username={your_username}

jdbc.default.password={your_password}

Replace {your_username} and {your_password} with your actual credentials for MySQL.

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What just happened?

Restart your server and Liferay will now be using MySQL instead of Hypersonic database.

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