Installing a Supported Database

You must choose a database supported by Hibernate. Databases used in the creation of the Hibernate STK include PostgreSQL and MySQL. Hibernate STK has been extensively tested on PostgreSQL and less extensively tested on MySQL. In fact, many users (especially Windows users) have reported problems in the past with using MySQL together with earlier versions of this project on Windows. In these cases, we recommend PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL

You can download PostgreSQL from http://www.postgresql.org/download/ . It is the recommended database . It is not required, but it is recommended that you also install a graphical database browser such as pgAdminIII or PhpPgAdmin, both available from the url above. The JDBC driver should come with the download. Alternatively the PostgreSQL jdbc driver can be downloaded from http://jdbc.postgresql.org/

MySQL

You can download MySQL from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ . phpMyAdmin (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php ) is suggested as the GUI for MySQL. If using MySQL, the jdbc driver can be downloaded at: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/3.1.html