[jboss-user] [Datasource Configuration] - Use c3p0 with JBOSS AS 7.1.1

[Álvaro López López]

Álvaro López López [https://community.jboss.org/people/allopez] created the discussion

"Use c3p0 with JBOSS AS 7.1.1"

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Hello everyone,

I read in c3p0Žs manual: http://www.mchange.com/projects/c3p0/#jboss-specific http://www.mchange.com/projects/c3p0/#jboss-specific  that it is possible to use c3p0 library inside JBOSS as an MBean.
Once configured correctly, I would like to reference the new C3P0PooledDataSource in my Java WAR through its JNDI name. As I am using Spring
it would be something similar to:

[src/webapp/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml]

*<jee:jndi-lookup id="dataSource" jndi-name="java:PooledDS" />*

However, I donÂŽt know how to configure this library properly. I tried to place *c3p0-0.9.2.1.jar* and *c3p0-service.xml* in the folders commented in the manual
but I had no luck :( . So:

* *Is it possible to use c3p0 connection pool inside JBOSS AS 7.1.1? How should I configure it?*

I started to "play" with c3p0 because of its large number of configuration properties, but I donÂŽt know if c3p0 is better than embedded JBOSS pooling capabilities.

* *Does c3p0 library deserve to be used instead of JBOSS embedded connection pool (i.e. configuring the datasource with the admin console/web) ?*
        I am currently developing a project which uses a MySql database.

I appreciate any comments to these matters.*
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