Using Google Cloud SQL during Java appengine development (instead of local MySQL instance)

Question

Instead of using a local MySQL instance during Java appengine development, i (sometimes) want to use a real Google Cloud SQL instance (for example; to debug with the real th

Answer 1

The 'jdbc:google:rdbms' way to connect is deprecated and the preferred way to connect to Cloud SQL from an external application is to use the IP connectivity via the 'jdbc:mysql' (docs).