Hi: Using the binary files under Windows & JDK5 & MySQL 5.1: 1. INSTALL JBAS FROM JEMS INSTALLER * jems-installer-1.2.0.CR1 (jboss-4.0.5.GA) - Select A JSR168 portal service on top of EJB3 Profile. - Enable deployment isolation - Set ADMIN password to [your choice] 2. DELETE DEFAULT DATABASE BINDING * jboss\server\default\deploy\portal-hsqldb-ds.xml 3. INSTALL MYSQL DATABASE BINDING * jboss\server\default\deploy\portal-mysql-ds.xml * configure to your database name and password 4. INSTALL MYSQL CONNECTOR jboss\server\default\lib\mysql-connector-java-5.0.3-bin.jar Cheers, David View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3991375#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...