java.sql.SQLException: Unknown system variable 'query_cache_size'

Question

I have a app running with JDBC and get data from MySQL, but I can't build it because of this error :

java.sql.SQLException: Unknown system variable 'query_cache_size'
at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:964) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3973) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3909) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.sendCommand(MysqlIO.java:2527) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.sqlQueryDirect(MysqlIO.java:2680) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.execSQL(ConnectionImpl.java:2497) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.execSQL(ConnectionImpl.java:2455) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.StatementImpl.executeQuery(StatementImpl.java:1369) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.loadServerVariables(ConnectionImpl.java:3777) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.initializePropsFromServer(ConnectionImpl.java:3240) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.connectOneTryOnly(ConnectionImpl.java:2249) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.createNewIO(ConnectionImpl.java:2035) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.<init>(ConnectionImpl.java:790) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at com.mysql.jdbc.JDBC4Connection.<init>(JDBC4Connection.java:47) ~[mysql-connector-java-5.1.41.jar:5.1.41]
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_131]

I have file application.properties here

#specs.dir=/specs/
#
#################### Spring Boot Data Source Configuration ############
#spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
#spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/savingbooking?useSSL=false
#spring.datasource.username=root
#spring.datasource.password=ZAQ!2wsx
#spring.datasource.initialize=true
#spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
#spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
#spring.jpa.show-sql=true
#spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect

Mysql workbench is 8.0 version

Answer 1

query_cache_size was removed in MySQL 8. Check the docs.

It works with JDBC driver 5.1.44.

Answer 2

java.sql.SQLException: Unknown system variable 'query_cache_size'

In pom file of your project, just update the version of the dependency.

For example it's 6.0.2 of mysql java connector just update it to latest one like 8.0.11

It works!!!!