How to adapt persistence.xml file to connect JPA to a JDBC/MySQL database in Java EE environment (Tomcat + JSF)
I am developing a Dynamic web project (Java EE) using JSF, PrimeFaces, JPA, and running on Tomcat 7. The project development is based on http://www.simtay.com/simple-crud-web-application-with-jsf-2-1-primefaces-3-5-maven-and-jpa/ Now I am developing the JPA part of the software. In past, when I developed some little things (as exercises) in Java SE, I used to use the following database properties: jdbc.drivers=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=utf8 jdbc.username=root jdbc.password=password But now I am learning JPA on Java EE. In