title: Setup spring-boot project with mysql database using mysql driver
body: <p>MySQL connector is a part of maven dependencies and all the database properties like url,username,password are mentioned in the application.properties.</p>
  
  <p>Getting a RuntimeException, like:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Driver com.mysql.jdbc.Driver claims to not accept jdbcUrl,
    jdbc/mysql://10.53.235.141:3306/hms.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Please help with the solution.</p>
  
  <pre><code>application.properties
  
   spring.datasource.url=jdbc/mysql://10.53.235.141:3306/hms
   spring.datasource.username="root"
   spring.datasource.password="password"
   spring.datasource.driverClassName=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
   spring.jpa.database = MYSQL
  
  [![Project setup structure][1]][1]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TOHgJ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TOHgJ.png" alt="Exception in the console"></a></p>