Custom Installation - Connecting to your database.

1.Standard Database Connection:

This uses a standard JDBC database connection. Connection pooling is handled within Confluence. You will need to know:

• The Java class name for the appropriate database driver.
• The JDBC URL for the database you will be connecting to.
• A valid username and password for that database.
• The size of the connection pool Confluence should maintain (If in doubt, just go with the default provided)
• What kind of database you're connecting to (so you can tell Confluence which "dialect" it needs to speak)

The first two will depend on the JDBC driver, and will be found in the documentation for your database.

You will also need to put the appropriate database driver "jar" file in the server's classpath. For the standalone version, this means copying the jar file into the common/lib directory.

2. Datasource Connection

This asks the Java application server for a database connection. You will need to have configured a datasource into your application server, and know:

• The JNDI name of the datasource, as configured in the application server. Note, some servers will have JNDI names like jdbc/datasourcename, others will be of the form java:comp/env/jdbc/datasourcename. Consult your application-server documentation.
• What kind of database you're connecting to (so you can tell Confluence which "dialect" it needs to speak)

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