How do you add PostgreSQL Driver as a dependency in Maven?

Question

I\'m trying to develop a Java application with Maven while using Hibernate with a PostgreSQL database for persistence. I don\'t understand how I\'m supposed to connect the P

Answer 1

From site PostgreSQL, of date 02/04/2016 (https://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html):

"This is the current version of the driver. Unless you have unusual requirements (running old applications or JVMs), this is the driver you should be using. It supports Postgresql 7.2 or newer and requires a 1.6 or newer JVM. It contains support for SSL and the javax.sql package. If you are using the 1.6 then you should use the JDBC4 version. If you are using 1.7 then you should use the JDBC41 version. If you are using 1.8 then you should use the JDBC42 versionIf you are using a java version older than 1.6 then you will need to use a JDBC3 version of the driver, which will by necessity not be current"