Sahi Pro - Storing Log Reports in MySQL
By default Sahi stores its reports in a H2 database which is bundled in Sahi. For custom reporting it may be necessary to store it into a central MySQL database or another database. To store in a MySQL database do the followingCreate a Database
Create a database in MySQL using any MySQL client. Let us assume that the name of the database is sahireportsNote that minimum mysql version required is
5.6.4
Creating Tables
The tables will be created automatically, once Sahi is restarted after performing the following steps. There is no need to run the db script manually.Add MySQL Driver Jars to Sahi Classpath
Download the MySQL Connector/J pack,extract and copy mysql-connector-java-x.x.x-bin.jar to
sahi/userdata/extlib
folder (create if needed).Note that minimum mysql java connector version required is
5.1.8
Point Sahi to use the MySQL Database
Add the following to userdata.properties# Specifies database type.
# The inbuilt options are "mysql" and "h2"
# Change jdbc parameters accordingly
db.type=mysql
#JDBC parameters for mysql database
db.driver_name=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
db.jdbc_url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/sahireports?allowMultiQueries=true&sessionVariables=sql_mode=NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES
db.user_name=root
db.password=
Change the user_name, password and database name as required.
Restart and Run
Restart Sahi. This will create the required tables in the database.Run a script and check!
Trouble-shooting
If you see an error likecom.mysql.jdbc.PacketTooBigException: Packet for query is too large
run the following query once on your databaseSET GLOBAL max_allowed_packet=16777216