================================================================================ === Spring PetClinic sample application - MySQL Configuration === ================================================================================ @author Sam Brannen @author Costin Leau @author Dave Syer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Download and install the MySQL database (e.g., MySQL Community Server 5.1.x), which can be found here: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/. Or run the "docker-compose.yml" from the root of the project (if you have docker installed locally). 2) Create the PetClinic database and user by executing the "db/mysql/{schema,data}.sql" scripts (or set "spring.datasource.initialize=true" the first time you run the app).